Courage does not always roar. Sometimes it’s that quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.” ––Mary Anne Madracher
So at times you feel small? You can barely handle your current responsibilities. You’re stressed, overwhelmed, and too busy to think about goals. Today you feel small in the face of your demands.
Well, it’s okay to have a bad day. In fact, it’s normal.
“Some days are for living,” said Malcolm S. Forbes. “Others are for getting through.”
At the most hectic summit of my productive working years, I was running three small businesses, and each day was a war against problems. If running away had been a viable option, I would have laced up my shoes. But we expand our boundaries, limitations, and capabilities through pressure and discomfort.
It’s just not always a whole lot of fun.
“A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner,” an English proverb suggests. And as we endure, our challenges strengthen us.
You’re not alone if you sometimes feel small in a bad day. It is the expectation of perfection that causes much of our misery.
Every week will have good days and bad, and it’s best to know that a successful week does not require seven great days. Success requires four good workdays. On the bad days, well, just get through it.
Success is a good batting average. When you feel inadequate, don’t beat yourself up over it. Go to bed, and try again tomorrow.
We all have bad days. Just try not to have two in a row.
–John Soforic, author of The Wealthy Gardener
