--- title: Be Ready for Monday --- [Skip to content](https://blog.fundfive.com/bereadyformonday/all#main-content) [![fundfive-logo-for-dark-bkgd](https://blog.fundfive.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fundfive-logo-for-dark-bkgd.png?width=1799&height=312&name=fundfive-logo-for-dark-bkgd.png "fundfive-logo-for-dark-bkgd")](https://www.fundfive.com) - [OUR SOLUTIONS](https://www.fundfive.com/) - [CONTACT US](https://resources.fundfive.com/contact-us) # BE READY FOR MONDAY Featured Insights for ## LEADERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION - [FEATURED BLOG](https://blog.fundfive.com/bereadyformonday/intelligent-business-prudence) - Wellington Souza Intelligent Business Prudence #### I have been called an "eternal optimist" on more than one occasion, a compliment which I accept gratefully but one that I reject wholeheartedly. Now, those who have said it meant it as a compliment, but I felt the immediate impetus to correct it. 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