No Complaining Week Personal Action Plan
Day 1: Monitor Your Thoughts and Words
Spend today monitoring your thoughts and words. You'll be amazed at the thoughts that pop into your head and come out of your mouth. The key is to become more conscious of what you think and say.
Day 2: Make a Gratitude List
When you wake up in the morning, write a list of the things you are thankful for. When you find yourself wanting to complain, focus on what you are grateful for instead.
Day 3: Take a Thank-You Walk
When you wake up in the morning, take a thankyou walk. While you're walking, think of all the things you are grateful for. Try to remember this state of gratitude and carry it with you throughout the day.
Day 4: Focus on the Good Stuff
Today, focus on everything that is right, rather than wrong. Focus on what is right with your life, rather than wrong. Focus on what others are doing right, rather than wrong. Praise instead of criticize. Focus on what you get to do versus what you have to do.
Day 5: Start a Success Journal
Today, write down all the great interactions and accomplishments you have had today. Do this throughout the day and before you go to bed.
Day 6: Let Go
Make a list of the things you would like to complain about. Go through this list and identify the things that are within your control that you have the power to change and identify those things that are beyond your control. Identify ...
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