Hi Julie

Greetings from across the pond and thanks for that. Here's two things I do to get over bad days or worries.

1. Visualise the thing that is causing the worry. Then watch it shrink until it crumbles to dust and is blown away in the wind.

2. Say out loud three times "Forget it, it doesn't matter." You won't forget it immediately but the worry will fade and in a couple of hours everything will seem much better.

This one works every time for me. Recently I was driving home after a day when nothing much went right. As I drove I kept replaying the day and making it worse. Finally I said those words out loud. By the time I got home the day didn't matter a jot.

I once read a book called 'What to say when you talk to yourself" - perhaps it's still in print. It makes so much sense that if you tell your brain gloomy bad thoughts it will act on them. So why not tell it good thoughts?

Regards

Chris

> Hi Chris!

> Your point is REALLY well taken. I use this
> in a couple ways with my Coaching Clients.

> One is that I have them determine pretty
> early on what exactly makes up an
> Accomplishment Rich Day according to them.

> We all have different scales for what feels
> the most productive. Its important to get
> clarity on that and then applaud your
> consistent performance in this area.

> Another way is to actually start a Coaching
> Session with "Lets see what you have
> accomplished in the last week" and
> start brainstorming. Its really amazing
> seeing this list of tasks completed when you
> thought you hadn't done ANYTHING!

> And then a THIRD technique is to review your
> week by asking: "What is my most
> extraordinary accomplishment of the past
> week?" followed up with, "What is
> the most extraordinary accomplishment I am
> aiming to produce in this next week?"

> It is amazing how keeping yourself aware of
> the possibilities and proactively creating
> them AND applauding them can change your
> life.

> Thank you, Chris, for bringing this up.

> And yesterday's mashed potatoes are NEVER
> very exciting, are they?

> With Passion and Purpose,

> Julie Jordan Scott