So often I rush into my day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“What do I have to do today? I need to get it defined, listed and, bam – go out and execute!” <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And away I go, headlong into another race to get it all done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But the longer I enter my days like this the more I feel there might be a better way; something missing in the way I’m approaching things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And what I found and what so often is the case is that a small reflective shift in myself can make a big difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The shift that I found is asking myself each morning – “What do I have to do today?” <\/em>and<\/u><\/strong> “How will I go through my day?”. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n How will I relate to others? How will others perceive me? How will I be aware of and maintain my internal emotional landscape?<\/p>\n\n\n\n How will I slow down and evaluate the effectiveness of my actions? How, how, how – lots of hows. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But they all really lead to one question, how will I behave as I go through my to do list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hmm, this gave me pause,<\/p>\n\n\n\n I saw that without these two questions working together I can go charging onward a little off-balance and a little off-balance in the morning might end up being way, way off-balance in the afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How am I going to do things? Am I doing them with appreciation, grace and receptivity? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Am I doing them in an uplifting, team-building manner? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Am I doing them in a steady, dependable and consistent way?<\/p>\n\n\n\n What am I going to do and in what manner will I do it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n It amazes me how important those small reflective moments in the morning can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My advice is to give yourself that moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before your “whats” head off for the day make sure they take along your best ‘hows”.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So often I rush into my day. “What do I have to do today? I need to get it defined, listed and, bam – go out and execute!” And away I go, headlong into another race to get it all done. 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