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5 steps to ensure you get through a day you are not looking forward to

5 steps to ensure you get through a day you are not looking forward to

We all have days where things come up that we do not want to do or do not like to do. It could be anything but it has to be done; butterflies are felt in the stomach, we become grouchy and we become restless. Here are 5 steps I use to ensure I get through the day I am not looking forward to.

Step 1 – Get a good night’s the sleep the night before.

A good night’s sleep helps a lot of things. The body relaxes, tension is released and the body’s energy supply is recharged. The good night’s sleep will ensure your body is fit and ready to fight the day ahead and because you are more alert the next day challenges are easier to face.

Step 2 – Wake up early

Waking up early at first glance seems to prolong the agony of the day ahead; in actual fact it truly helps. Setting the alarm clock 20 minutes early from your good night’s sleep eases you into the day ahead, you can take your time in the shower and this will energise you and relax any tension together. You simply wake up unrushed and calm.

Step 3 – Have a good breakfast

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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. The right breakfast gives your body all the nutrients it needs and keeps you full longer. With all the nutrients and a full tummy you feel great and physically stronger to face anything.

Step 4 – Be grateful

Being grateful for the day ahead sounds like complete madness. Being grateful is however perhaps the most powerful weapon in your arsenal to overcome the thing you don’t like doing. Be grateful for it saying for example “I am truly grateful for the exam ahead today because it will make me a better person”  or “I am truly grateful for the interview today because I deserve this opportunity”  or ”I am truly grateful for the court date because this will give me the final answer”. Find the positive in the thing you don’t like and be grateful for it, this will turn your entire day around.

Step 5 – Plan your treat

Any event you are not looking forward to is often somewhat negative, change this to something positive. Plan a small treat for yourself once the unliked event has been completed. Anything, a cake with a cup of coffee, a magazine to read, a slap up meal, a swim; plan something you look forward to and know that you can only have it once the unliked event is complete. Whilst you mustn’t allow this treat to remove your focus on what you need to do, it will nonetheless place a happy thought in your subconscious and make you feel happier and funnily enough make time fly faster – don’t ask me how but it does.

We all have things in life we don’t like doing or have things we must overcome to move forward or upwards. Stagnating and not doing or putting on hold is not good; I have been the master at procrastination, I could perhaps write a book on it because  I know it so well, but events and life changes have reduced my procrastination and I am stronger. I put these 5 steps together as a result of me going nowhere in life; I needed to move forward and this has been my guide almost every day. I changed habits to get going forward, all these steps are is a change of habit and I am happy to help you change yours. Just ask me.