By Heather Legge
While chatting with another woman owner, up came the topic of how most of us achiever-type women (and some men) have a kind of conditioning of "Never Show Weakness". More than the "never let them see you sweat" concept, it seems to have been adopted not only in business, but 24x7 in every area of life and relationships too, so that the perception is we are simply not allowing ourselves to fail at anything, and to not talk about it either.
It's not all sunshine and rainbows living this way! It's too much pressure to keep up a facade of toughness, plus we know what happens over time: in addition to the occasional embarrassing meltdown, we have poor health, severed relationships, end-of-life regrets, and a whole lot of other crap to look forward to. All of which we might be able to avoid by dialing it down a notch. It took me about 35 years to figure this out.
You know those days where things just flow, stuff gets done, and you leap over buildings in a single bound? (Pretty much the opposite of "that totally sucked" followed by "shit, we're out of wine.") A lot of people are in a rut of frantic mornings and a flurry of effort and exhaustion while nothing important gets done. You're not like that- you're ahead of the pack. But what if you knew how to never have a shitty day again?
Try these 4 simple shifts in your morning or evening routines to make more of your regular days great ones. No, of course it's not all sunshine and rainbows, but you might say "Damn, I'm good!" more often.
