RULE 42 Beat “Bad Days” to the Punch
Every morning, on my way to work, I give myself an unfair advantage.
I know there are going to be stressful issues to deal with at work that day. I know there are going to be competitors trying to gain an inroad into our business. I know there are going to be problems for which I can’t find instant solutions. But I start my day in such a way as to give myself a base of strength from which to face all these challenges.
I start my day by beating all my problems to the punch. I make a conscious choice to get lucky before anything in my workday has the chance to persuade me that I might actually be stuck in an unlucky day. In other words, I have a ritual that convinces me that today is in fact a great day — a ...
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