Present Outlook

1. Talk to someone (at work) you haven’t really talked to before,
2. Say sorry to someone for something you’ve done,
3. Chuck out some stuff you don’t need,
4. Do something you’ve been meaning to do for several months,
5. Help someone.

If you do all of these you’ll pretty much guarantee your day will be awesome.

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Small things can make a big difference – even the most fleeting of events can have far reaching consequences. You just never know the effect that your actions will have on others, even the little things that you do.

I just read a tweet by someone who likes my blog. They might not even know I read it, but at the end of a long day it really made me feel good. It made me want to write this post.

The world is in dire straights. You smiling at people won’t stop wars or end global warming, but it will most likely make someone’s day.

And there can’t be anything wrong with that.

People seldom notice old clothes if you wear a big smile.
- Lee Mildon

A smile is an inexpensive way to change your looks.
- Charles Gordy

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.
- Mark Twain

Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.
- George Eliot

All the statistics in the world can’t measure the warmth of a smile.
- Chris Hart

Peace begins with a smile.
- Mother Teresa

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It’s easy to find see the faults of others. Too easy. They’re just so glaringly obvious sometimes. Especially when you’re feeling cranky.

But what about the good points?

What if you looked for the good instead of the bad in people at all times?

Sounds like a good way to see the world.

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It was at something that I’ve been trying to do for a while. Success in this endeavour is important to me so I’m quite disappointed in myself. Especially because the way I failed was stupid. It was easily avoidable.

So what now then?

• Option 1 – I could wallow in my disappointment. Really savour it.
• Option 2 – I could immediately make plans to avoid this failure happening again. I could look at exactly what the problem was and come up with a strategy that would bring success next time.

If I’m going to go with option 2 then there’s probably no time like the present. I’m acutely aware of my failure at this point. But probably over the next week or two it will fade into history. If I want to use the motivation I feel now then I need to act now while it’s there.

This will help me avoid this failure again next time. But not only that, it will stop me pathetically wallowing in disappointment. Something that never brings anyone any good.

When you fail which option do you choose?

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