Building on a Bad Day?

Leslie McKee — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:23:53 +0000

Yesterday I pulled out of my driveway and scraped my car against the corner of my neighbors house. This of course resulted in a srapes along three panels of my car and the corner of my neighbors house FELL OFF! My husband was in the drivway and helped me sort of re-attached some loose trim and talked to the home owner. Finally we both drove off to our appointment and I hear a THUD. I look in my rear veiw mirror only to see all of my husbands papers, drawings and measurements for a closet install scattered all over the road behind me. Apparently he had put these on the roof when he stopped to help! From there it seemed like my bad day was building. I felt like everything little challenge yesterday was overwhelming. Normal things like even deciding what to have for dinner were a struggle.

Looking back, I was building a bad day. If I had changed my perspective, I may not have had categorized the string of events that followed as part of my “bad day” and I may have handled them with a more positive attitude. Shift in thinking are so powerful. Often when people are disorganized, they have “strings of events” that turn south. Try not to wallow in it. Stop and make a mental shift and see how you can get on with a good day!

Lighten the Load

Leslie McKee — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:07:53 +0000

If you are trying to change any habit-set your self up for success by taking less on during that time. We have been focusing on lateness and procrastination lately but this can help with any behavior change from smoking to getting exercise! Reducing stress at that time increases your will power to succeed. Stress often makes you resort to those old ways of dealing with things instead of trying new ways.

So clear the decks and plan successful change by giving yourself a little break to do so.

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Building on a Bad Day?

Lighten the Load