Mindset of Success: The Science of Personal Leadership Development

Finally a Name For It, The Sunday Syndrome

It's Monday morning and I know that there are a lot of miserable people out there-- Monday morning's are tough!

I believe that one of the reasons that Monday mornings are so difficult is because Sunday evenings are stressful. Tons of people get the Sunday blues. If you experience what I call the 4 S's:

• Stress
• Sleep problems
• Sadness
• Self-doubt (about the week ahead)

on Sundays, then you may experience The Sunday Night Syndrome or The Sunday Syndrome (it can begin early in the day too).

Find out if this is something that you experience and get tips to making Sundays (and Mondays) less stressful and more enjoyable with this complimentary assessment that I created.

I hope you have a great week!

Larina Kase 

You've Read What I've Written About It Now See Me Talk About It (On TV)

If you've subscribed to my blog for a month or so you know that a topic about which I'm very serious about educating people is the stress and anxiety of Sundays, what I call The Sunday Syndrome (also known as the Sunday Night Syndrome). In case you're new, The Sunday Syndrome is composed of the 4 S's people experience on Sundays:

1) Stress (about all your errands, bill-paying, and cleaning)

2) Sadness (about the loss of the weekend)

3) Sleep Problems (about not being able to fall asleep Sunday night)

4) Self-doubt (about managing the crazy week ahead)

If you want to see whether you experience the Sunday Syndrome and learn some strategies for managing it, take a no-charge assessment here.

I was on All That Matters and More, a new news program on NBC last week, and this Monday 1/29/07 I'll be speaking about this topic on Your Morning on CN8, the Comcast Network. This network airs in the northeast, reaching 9 million homes between Virginia and Maine. My segment will be about 6 minutes sometime between 8 and 8:30.

Please let me know if you catch it, what you think about the topic and my description of it- I'd love to hear from you. Enjoy the weekend (including Sunday- hee hee)

Larina Kase

Hear Larina Kase's Interview on Sally Jesse Raphael's Radio Show

I just finished a very fun interview with Sally Jesse Raphael. Remember her great talk show that ran for 20 years? I've admired her work for a long time and now I got to meet her on her radio show on talknet.

She covers all kinds of human interest stories, especially things that will help people improve their lives. Her loyal following is a diverse group of men and women of all ages, so you're sure to find something of interest to you with her show.

I spoke with her about what's called The Sunday Night Syndrome, which I call The Sunday Syndrome because it can happen at any point on Sundays. I've written about The Sunday Syndrome on this blog before and something that I believe most people (including kids) experience to some degree or another. It's the stress and anxiety, sadness, and sleep problems that happen on Sundays.

To find out if you experience The Sunday Syndrome and what to do about it, you can complete the proprietory assessment I created at www.SundaySyndrome.com

Sally asked great questions and gave some excellent examples from her own experiences. The show will be up today at: http://www.sallyjr.com/ If you get there and my show is no longer there, don't worry, there will be another great interview up for you to hear. And hopefully she'll have me back again some time!

Thanks for your interest and support,

Larina Kase

Do You Have the Sunday Night Syndrome?

Are you like me and find the day that is supposed to be a day of rest and relaxation to instead be a day filled with stress and anticipation?

Do you have sleep problems on Sunday nights?

Do you get sad about the loss of the weekend?

If so you may have The Sunday Night Syndrome. I call it The Sunday Syndrome because it really can happen anytime on Sundays. It's not a clinical disorder but a collection of normal but uncomfortable and troubling Sunday feelings and behaviors.

In conducting research for my book Anxious 9 to 5: How to Beat Worry, Stop Second Guessing Yourself, and Work with Confidence (New Harbinger, 2006), I found that many, many people experience The Sunday Syndrome. It's a combination of the 3 S's:

1) Stress and anxiety

2) Sadness (about the loss of the weekend)

3) Sleep problems

The Sunday Syndrome is not only about the Sunday blues, it's also both a cause and a result of your miserable Monday morning and that manic Monday feeling.

You're exhausted after a stressful Sunday afternoon packed with errands, gloomy Sunday, and a restless night so that Monday morning alarm sounds twice as bad.

I'm really excited about spreading knowledge and help about The Sunday Syndrome because first of all, for years and years I've experienced it myself. Second, many of my friends tell me they experience it. And third, the topic combines my professional training and expertise in anxiety, career stress and success, depression, and sleep problems.

I'm in the process of creating a proprietory assessment to help people figure out what Sunday Syndrome symptoms they experience, and what to do about them. It'll be free to take and posted at www.TheSundaySyndrome.com in January 2007. To receive notice about when it's live, sign up for the Control Stress-Achieve Success mailing list here.

Wishing you enjoyable Sundays (especially this one, Christmas eve),

Larina