6/6/2025-What to do about Summer Fridays?

Summer Fridays are great, right? Even if you’re working today, everything feels more relaxed.

However, Summer Fridays come with mixed messages and can mess with your head.

"Go ahead, take Friday off…but, you’d better blow out your number this quarter. Hey, where ya going?? You’re actually taking the day off??"

Whether or not your company or manager transmits conflicting signals, your quota doesn’t care what day it is.

So…what is the best way to play the Summer Fridays game?

First of all, don’t overthink Summer Fridays…

Take ’em when you want and need, but don’t fall behind as a result.

If today’s calendar has been blocked for weeks with the words "SUMMER FRIDAY," then go have fun – and don’t look at your phone. Don’t work!

If you’re working today, that’s great too. Make your effort meaningful. You know quota achievement is simply a formula of time plus effort, so at some point, you have to put in the time.

Your biggest enemy on a working Summer Friday is focus.

Don’t daydream about what you would be doing had you taken the day off. Be disciplined and make sure you accomplish something substantive.

No doubt you have many big demands, events, and deadlines coming at you in the next few weeks that could use attention; pick one and dedicate real focus to it.

Check your strategic account planners to see what you need to move to the top of your list.

What about prospecting? Often, you’ll catch that hard-to-reach customer on a Friday.

How about another check-in on your time management protocol to ensure you’re on target where you’re spending time?

What about one of those tasks you kicked down the road? Well, today is the day to deal with it.

Ignore the FOMO today…others are working hard too. Just don’t waste the chance to do something great.

And if you’re off today…don’t work.

If you’re off today, maybe this clip of summer fun in Vermont will inspire you to get out into nature.

And if you’re working today, maybe this clip will get you excited for next Friday when you have off.

(Ahhhhhh, Vermont!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqZ48aMdYYc