Stop thinking about having bad days

"I'm having a bad day."
I hear that time to time from some people. And when they say it, you see ... distraught looks on their faces.

"What's going on?"
I mean, how can someone's entire day be bad. And to extend this a little further a better question would sound like, how can someone have a bad week, a bad month or a bad year.

"Well... I can't get my mind off (and they name some pending situation/perceived problem),"
that's it. It wasn't their job (other than the fact that they aren't thinking about what they are doing... just going through the motions, wasting tons of time, being less productive, making unnecessary mistakes, etc.). It's not their boss, although it soon will be if they don't get their heads out of their butts. The inability to be in the moment, the habit of having your mind wander to negative thoughts (weather, you have nothing to wear, can't pay bills, the family, the kids drive you nuts, husband/wife is demanding, in-laws are coming over, customer questions... etc.), such thoughts destroy productivity.

As for me one thing that has kept me away from such negative thoughts and feelings is the Laser-Focused Concentration, and Being in the Now!
Always.

The way I learnt and practiced this could be a freak in the sense that no matter what is going on in my life or all around me at any given moment, I can block it all out and stay focused on what I am doing, no matter what I am doing.

I call this the ability to focus...

When you can put your blinders on and shut off all inner mind chatter (about anything) and block out all outside noises, sounds, disruptions and excitement, you can be powerful.

Skills at getting things done will attract the attention of everyone around you, and you'll surely start to rise up in life.

I'm not attempting to sermonize, but yes this is the case with anyone who can block problems and disturbances and daily life out while they need to be concentrating on what they are doing.

These are just a few to name, but the benefits that you can realize would be...
You'll stop making stupid mistakes.
You'll be able to set aside things by prioritizing effective so you can get done what you have to get done.
You'll get more done faster and better.
You'll have an hour or two more time every day to either get more done or to relax or to exercise.
You'll have less stress and anxiety.

In short, you'll stop having "bad days" because you won't be bogged down by those thing everyone else can't get their minds off...
...because you can.
And be assured you won't feel the stress.
And you'll stop having bad days because of not being able to set aside your "problems" until you should.

Have a great day.

Little Bit of Kindness

There are times in our life when we don't take action because we feel the action is too little, that it wouldn't make a difference. However, sometimes the smallest gesture can make a huge impact on someone's life. There are many different ways we can show kindness to others, and it doesn't have to be in a big way.

The simplest of things may make the difference. A smile,a hug,a handshake, a door being held open, a handwritten note, a kind word, the list can go on and on.

I was recently reading some of Aesop's fables and came across the story of "The Lion and The Mouse". While this story has been around for a long time, it still has wisdom in its words. Below is the story:

One day a Lion was asleep when a little Mouse began running up and down his back; this soon wakened the Lion, who placed his huge paw upon him, and opened his big jaws to swallow him.
"Please don't," cried the little Mouse: "forgive me this time, I shall never forget it: who knows but what I may be able to do you a turn some of these days?"
The Lion was so tickled at the idea of the Mouse being able to help him that he lifted up his paw and let him go.
Some time after the Lion was caught in a trap, he pulled with all his might, but the ropes were too strong. Just then the little Mouse happened to pass by, and seeing the sad plight, in which the Lion was, went up to him, and with his sharp little teeth gnawed away the ropes, setting the Lion free.
"You once laughed at me," said the mouse. You thought I was too little to do you a good turn. But see, you owe your life to a poor little mouse."

While you may think the story is far fetched, the point I found in reading the story is not the size of the action that is important, but the difference that a small action made.