Read This If You Want Every Day To Be Good

Some days are good.

Some days I do not perform the way I'd hoped.

Some days I perform well but my environment prevents my success.

Some days my environment has ideal conditions and I squander my opportunity.

What's important is accepting that it is impossible for every day to be good.

What's hard is fighting onward anyway, in spite of that voice that says "this is pointless."

What's hard is seeking improvement when you know perfection is impossible.

2 Minute Action:

You can, in 2 minutes, make up your mind.
You can either choose to seek improvement despite the challenges, or you can opt-out.

Remember that the outcome doesn't matter because it has nothing to do with you if you've already made your mind up.

Do You Know This Important Key To Output?

“Why didn’t you tell me?”“I should have know about this!”“If you’d have told me earlier, I would have had all of this ready!”Okay, I’ve said all this before—but it wasn’t until I heard a colleague say it that I realized something important.Sometimes, having information ahead of time really helps.A lot of the time, though, it doesn’t add any value!I find myself getting frustrated about this and then pausing to ask “what would I have actually been able to do differently, and would I have??”

A lot of the time, the answer is simply: nothing.

You don’t always need to know.This goes for your career and personal projects, too.You don’t always need to know what the outcome will be.You don’t always need to know what all the variables are.You don’t always need to know the steps involved, or the rules of the game, or the potential risks.Even more important, even more than knowing, is action.And even more important is learning.

And even more important is reiterating.

And again and again and again in a relentless, unforgiving circle of continuous improvement.You don’t always need to know everything.In fact, you usually don’t.

2 Minute Action:

Whats something you’re trying to learn a lot about before you start right now?What could happen if you just started doing instead of learning?Are you sure about that?How long would it take you to take the first step?I bet you could do the first step in two minutes.Its up to you.Another fun fact:People are a lot less likely to get in your way once you’re already moving.

Identify Your Happiness Behavior

We all know that material things don’t bring us lasting happiness.What’s interesting is that experiences seem to have more of an impact. (citation)When we’ve experienced something, we tend to make it part of our story. It’s also amplified by the power of social connection.It becomes part of our identity!Now here’s the cool part:If you just take an extra second, you can define what the experience is.Once you do, you now have a line item with a box next to it that you can check.Instead of saying I want to be “x” type of person, it may be more useful to list some of the things that “x” type of people do.

2 Minute Action:

Go ahead.Make a list of things that “x” type people do.Congrats.You now have your to-do list.Focus on the outcome and you will fail.Focus on the behavior alone and you will be on your way.Start today. You’ve got this.