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Have you had a bad day recently? Yesterday my wife had a rough day to say the least. She felt lousy at the end of the day. I really felt for her, our kids were crazy, her husband had to work late, and nothing got done.
After our kids were finally asleep we had a chance to talk and eventually we got to the topic of the bad day. I asked her “What was the worst part?”
Her answer amazed me. “I just wasn’t the person I wanted to be today.”
Wow. Look at your most recent bad or frustrating day. Could that be the primary cause of a really bad day? The fact that you didn’t act like the person you really want to be?
This was an insightful thing for me to hear. For me my days are frustrating 99% of the time because of this.
How to overcome our weaker selves?
Make a list of the things that the person you want to be will do on a regular basis and in tough situations, especially on these bad days. Keep it close and convenient so you can be reminded frequently of what the person is like and what you need to be doing to be that person.
When things are getting rough, look at that list and see what you need to be doing instead of what you are doing.
Are you still checking your email despite the fact that your overwhelmed with not enough time to do that report or task? Act on what needs to be done now!
Children acting up and your on the verge of yelling even though you know they need a hug and 30 seconds of attention? Hand out love instead of frustration!
Worried about things in life you feel you have no control over even though you haven’t tried to change the parts of the situation that you can influence? Take small steps to influence the things you do have control over in life and huge changes will come. The changes you dream about! Good things will come to you as you build your funnel of good choices, relationships, habits, thought processes and actions over time.
Today, be the person you want to be, instead of having a “bad day” as the person you don’t want to be.
What are your best actions to change a bad day to a good one?
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