Thursday Rewind | Each Day Is What We Make Of It: The Power Of Positive Thinking
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This post was taken from the “Motivate Thyself” archives.
I met with one of my consulting clients, Sally, this morning to help her setup a Wordpress blog site. She had been having trouble getting everything setup with the hosting company, domain, etc… She had taken the day off to spend it working on her new site. So everything in her plans were riding on the fact that we were going to be able to get it all setup by the time I left.
But life threw us a curve ball and we were unable to complete the setup. It was still early in the morning and she instantly became frustrated (as anyone would have) about the fact that she was missing work for nothing. She was going to use up a perfectly good day off and not be able to take advantage of it. I saw this as a great opportunity to try and turn some lemons into lemonade.
Sally was new to the ideas of web design and blogging and still wasn’t quite sure which way she wanted to go with her new site. So I thought this would be a great opportunity for her to learn more about WHAT she was going to do before we actually implemented it. When I really thought about it, this was a better way to ease into this new pursuit than to just jump right in.
So I immediately opened a web browser on her computer and started bringing up different web sites. I brought up sites for different blogging themes, an “Introduction To Blogging” site and a few relevant others. After encouraging her to take advantage of what the day still had to offer, she relaxed and was actually quite excited about this new plan for her day off. By the time I left we were both happy about the situation and she was looking forward to digging into this new adventure.
At the end of the day she sent me this email:
“It was very helpful to look at the templates today. I have some questions for you, but it really was a great suggestion. Thank you for showing me a way to turn a sow’s ear into at least a linen, if not silk, purse! Sally“
I was SO happy that I was able to help her salvage her day. After looking back on the situation I was really amazed at what I saw. I saw the power of positive thinking at work. I was reminded that it IS possible to salvage any situation.
So I just wanted to share this experience with you guys and encourage you to never give up on any day. No matter how things might change at the last minute you can always make something good come of it. We might not have control over the things that come our way, but what we do with them and how we react to them is all up to us.
“What I do today is important because I am exchanging a day of my life for it.” Author Unknown
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Thanks for this post, Eric!
“To try and turn some lemons into lemonade” – don’t let yourself be frustrated, but think, what can be done with the situation actively. I am having my difficulties with this approach (I hate it when things don’t go as I plan them), but I am working on it, and your post reminds me of keeping on working on it.
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Thanks a lot for this entry. I have been looking forward to hosting my own blog from blogspot to Wordpress.org. But for searching for the most popular and best web hosting plans, I found it difficult. Your entry has eased the pain.
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@Ulla: That’s awesome! I’m really glad I was able to give you nudge in the right direction. Thanks for letting me know.
@Affordable Web Hosting review: Glad I could help out! Eric
Eric,
Great post! I like the reminder to be flexible. If your path is blocked, explore another….you never know what you might find!
I also learned something new from you. It’s great to know you can use a post from your archives, especially one with this kind of powerful message.
Thanks!
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@Sara: I’m glad you enjoyed the message.
Yes, Sean Platt of Writer Dad started doing it a few weeks back and called it Dejavuesday (I think I spelled that wrong), so I started doing the same and call it Thursday Rewind. It kills two birds with one stone: It gives me a bit of a break and it allows me to showcase some older stuff that most of you have never seen or would never see otherwise. Eric
This a great post. Personal stories are always the most powerful. There are so many different ways to get discouraged throughout the day. Yet without those discouraging events the goal accomplished would not be as sweet. Nor would we have seen the areas of growth revealed by them.
Thanks!
@Matt: I really like your wording in your comment. There’s no doubt that we need to rainy days to be able to get the most out of the sunshine. The key is always perspective and gratitude. The second we feel we are OWED anything at all, is the moment we will no appreciate life. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Eric