I am sure you know those days.
You wake up in the morning, and you know for sure that you can seize the day and go with the flow. You feel full of ideas and energy. You believe that everything is possible. And that you can make your own magic, and you go for it.
It would be awesome if every day would look like those days, sure thing.
Still, there are also those other days. The ones where you feel tired, exhausted, bored, or just hopeless. The ones where nothing seems to go like it should. The ones where you would just prefer to go back to bed and call it... a day.
And yet, it doesn't matter how bad a day could have been so far, as long as you are awake and the day is not over yet, you can still improve your attitude, switch gears and turn your day into a better one. It is highly likely that it is not going to become the best day of your life, and yet there is for sure room for improvement. And that is all that counts.
If you are looking for the right mindset for your switch, here you have ten motivational quotes and proverbs that will make you feel glad that the day is not over yet.
#1. Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
#2. Either I do the thing, or I don’t do the thing. But if I do the thing, I do it the best.
#3. Fall seven times, stand up eight.
#4. The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
#5. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change toward him. We need not wait to see what others do.*
Because having a bad day is a matter of attitude, perspective, and perception. Perception is reality. Make it about your perception, not about external factors.
#6. If you wait to do everything until you’re sure it’s right, you’ll probably never do much of anything.
#7. Instead of building a fragile optimized routine, system or setup… give yourself less-than-optimal situations, randomness, things you need to adapt to. Develop flexibility, agility, adaptability, robustness, antifragility.
#8. It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
You wake up in the morning, and you know for sure that you can seize the day and go with the flow. You feel full of ideas and energy. You believe that everything is possible. And that you can make your own magic, and you go for it.
It would be awesome if every day would look like those days, sure thing.
Still, there are also those other days. The ones where you feel tired, exhausted, bored, or just hopeless. The ones where nothing seems to go like it should. The ones where you would just prefer to go back to bed and call it... a day.
[The day has not been that terrific so far?
Keep it cool and remember that the day is not over yet.
Pic: Me, December 2018 © Radoslaw Kosiada]
And yet, it doesn't matter how bad a day could have been so far, as long as you are awake and the day is not over yet, you can still improve your attitude, switch gears and turn your day into a better one. It is highly likely that it is not going to become the best day of your life, and yet there is for sure room for improvement. And that is all that counts.
If you are looking for the right mindset for your switch, here you have ten motivational quotes and proverbs that will make you feel glad that the day is not over yet.
#1. Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Lhamo Dondrub, better known as His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
Because you can always be nice. To others, sure. And above all to yourself. Even more on bad days that wait for you to turn them around. Make your own day while being nice and compassionate.
#2. Either I do the thing, or I don’t do the thing. But if I do the thing, I do it the best.
Vishwas Aggrawal
Because it doesn't matter how bad a day could have been so far, as long as you know that you did your best. Make it about your effort, not about the results.#3. Fall seven times, stand up eight.
Japanese proverb
Because it is not about how many times things didn't go your way so far, but about how often you are going to keep trying. Make it about the process, not about perfection.#4. The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
Chinese proverb
Because there is nothing like a bad day for making you appreciate good days even more. Make it about the long-term, not about something ephemeral.#5. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change toward him. We need not wait to see what others do.*
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi [1869-1948]
*Usually misquoted as "Be the change you want to see in the world" or "Be the change you wish to see in the world"Because having a bad day is a matter of attitude, perspective, and perception. Perception is reality. Make it about your perception, not about external factors.
[You see? Misquoted as "Be the change you wish to see in the world".
Still, a very elegant and classy wallpaper, if you ask me]
#6. If you wait to do everything until you’re sure it’s right, you’ll probably never do much of anything.
Win Borden [1943-2014]
Because a bad day is nothing more than... feedback about something in your life that still needs some changes and some tweaking. Make it about your future learning, not about the present issues.#7. Instead of building a fragile optimized routine, system or setup… give yourself less-than-optimal situations, randomness, things you need to adapt to. Develop flexibility, agility, adaptability, robustness, antifragility.
Leo Babauta
Because you are strong enough to deal with a bad day, becoming even stronger because of it and then let it go. Make it about resilience, not about comfort.
Theodore Roosevelt [1858-1919]
Because you are building something that lasts and while doing so, you have to take into account that some days are going to be hard. Make it about the price you will gain, not about the price you pay.#9. What you resist not only persists, but will grow in size.
Carl Gustav Jung [1875-1961]
Because the harder you are going to fight against your day, the worse the day will become. Make it about acceptance and letting go, not about stubbornness.
["What you resist, persists" is actually
"What you resist not only persists, but will grow in size"]
#10. Whatever may be the tensions and the stresses of a particular day, there is always lurking close at hand the trailing beauty of forgotten joy or unremembered peace.
Howard Thurman [1899-1981]
Because every day, even a bad one, contains hidden gems, moments of beauty and something to be thankful for. Make it about your gratitude, not about entitlement.This one is for Kassandra, the perfect accountability buddy for bad days.
Tags: Having a bad day, How to deal with a bad day, Motivational quotes, Proverbs, Resilience, Mindset, Attitude, Self-care
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