Win the day......

Scott Schwab:
Each day brings a new set of challenges that can be categorized as mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Our day can be impacted most by our attitude and how we look at the day. When we approach the day with the attitude that we will take control of our days outcome, rather than taking control of our day, we obtain totally different results.
Let me explain what I mean. I am a control freak and things have to be just right or I can get annoyed pretty quickly. #1 Who's choice is it to get annoyed? Well that is me. #2 I can't control anything but the way I think and the way I act, really ultimately what I do. So when I try to control the aspects of situations, I lose track of what my goals are for the day.
Do you have daily goals? If you do not, you are a ship without a Rutter. Daily goals flow into our weekly goals. Our weekly goals should flow into monthly benchmarks and these benchmarks will allow us to grow and complete a lifestyle change and transition into a better person by years end. One important thing about improvement is not reacting but acting. When we react to a situation we allow the emotions of a situation to take over. However, if we act we already have a predetermined idea of how we will behave and the standard we hold for ourselves.
When we choose a predetermined response, we can loose connection with the situation or person and end up coming across as unreal, canned, and even insincere. Our daily goal should be improvement for ourselves and helping others with their advancement as well. This concept becomes even more noticeable when we have children of our own, workplace interactions, and community involvement. Someone is always watching. We should not live our lives so concerned with what people will think because people will perceive us how they choose. However, good intentions go a long way and in general people who are sincere have better interpersonal relationships.
On a final note, it should be noted and discussed that personal relationships add or subtract from our health and feeling of fulfillment. Winning the day, is to first choose to do so with ourselves. There is no quicker way of losing the day, than if we choose to degrade ourselves, talk down to ourselves, and have defeating thoughts. It starts by setting goals for the day and continually being positive towards ourselves and the situations that we find ourselves in. We can never assume that someone did something personally to harm us. When we can expect the best from ourselves and look for the best in others, we will win the day by changing the outcome from the inside out.