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Here’s How I Try To Win Everyday
Life isn’t perfect, which means that perfect days are rare and hard to come by. However, this doesn’t mean they aren’t attainable, nor that we should cease from striving to obtain them. While they are hard, they are worth it, when you do have one.
For me, I have a formula for how to win a day. I can’t accomplish this every day, but I strive to as much as possible. Winning the day still takes work, time, and effort to be conscious of what you are doing.
A winning day isn’t just sitting around watching football. While fun, at times, I need more to my day for it to be considered a win.
Here are some tips to try and win the day.
**Get up early. No, I’m talking about 4 am, while this is great, and if this is you — go for it! I’m just talking about a decent hour before the rest of the house wakes up. I like to get at least 30 minutes before anyone else is up to get my brain turned on. Coffee, gathering my thoughts, and some journaling to start the day.
**Journal or writing. My goal in journaling is simple. I want to get all those thoughts that are banging around in my head, out, and on to paper. As Anne Frank said, “Paper has more patience than people.” This tiny step to the beginning of my day is crucial. We all have thoughts and, quite frankly, baggage that lives in our heads. I don’t want…
