In reviewing some important information tonight I came across the words \u201cCan\u2019t Never Could\u201d and I couldn\u2019t help but wish I had woken up to those words this morning. One of my first thoughts this morning as I woke up and thought about everything I needed to get done I had the thought, \u201cI can\u2019t get everything I need to do done\u201d and then I proceeded to feel stressed about it all day long. Likely not so fortuitous that I didn\u2019t get everything done today\u2026and sadly it\u2019s also probably not a coincidence that when we start with the thought of \u201cI can\u2019t\u201d not only do we not get it done but we also feel stressed out and we don\u2019t act like the best version of ourselves. Everything goes downhill fast when anything starts with the words \u201cI can\u2019t\u201d.<\/p>\n
That hardest part is that it is SO easy to have a negative thought without even trying to\u2026especially when you\u2019re under a lot of pressure to do something or when you are feeling overwhelmed. Knowing how easy it is for the negative thought to creep in we can\u2019t afford to be casual about preventing it. We have to proactively find ways to make absolutely sure our thoughts stay positive BEFORE they get the chance to turn negative\u2026because our easiest path to success is to start ourselves off with a positive thought rather than waiting to try and turn a negative thought into a positive one.<\/p>\n
Before I go to bed tonight I am going to change my alarm song on my iPhone to be one with lyrics that will wake me up reminding me that I CAN do anything! I\u2019m also going to stick a sign on my mirror that reminds me that \u201cI\u2019ve got this!\u201d so I will be staring at it the entire time I am getting ready for work. I have a feeling that if I do that my day tomorrow will go so much better because I will be feeling positive\u2026which will motivate me more and cause me to be far more productive\u2026which will make me feel so much happier!\u00a0 All because I made the effort to help me control my thoughts at the start of my day rather than waiting to control them at the end of the day as I did today.\u00a0 Why didn\u2019t I think of this yesterday?! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
I suppose that\u2019s the beauty of our getting to start again fresh tomorrow with all our wisdom we have gained from our today.<\/p>\n
Have a great weekend everyone!<\/p>\n
~Amy Rees Anderson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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