“You can’t get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.”
– Jerry West, 14-Time NBA All-Star and 2-Time NBA Executive of the Year
Even when you’re following your purpose, doing something you love, and trying to be as positive and enthusiastic as possible, you’re still going to have rough days.
Those days when you don’t feel well or you just can’t seem to get excited about what’s next or you feel like an ongoing problem is taking up all your attention and preventing you from being joyful.
How do you handle days like these?
One of the most effective ways to shift your mindset on such days is to remind yourself that every single problem you face is TEMPORARY.
The sooner you attack this day, the sooner you will be one day closer to solving that problem or overcoming that difficulty.
This change in attitude will shift you from dread mode to attack mode.
It’s a reminder that this may be one of those days you just have to power through, but the sooner you do, the sooner you will improve your life. Keep fighting!
Every day is an opportunity to get one step closer to achieving your goals.
Every day is progress if you just keep moving forward.
No matter what you’re facing today, remember that.
Attack this day with everything you’ve got and you’ll soon be feeling good again.
Winning Self-Talk
(Try repeating the following affirmation to yourself as often as possible over the next seven days. Notice how it changes your mindset.)
“I am relentless and I will never give up on my dreams.”
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