How to Fix Your Day

Experiencing a negative event can disrupt your day, causing your previously uplifted mood to seemingly vanish. Take these actions to restore your positive mindset:

• Admit a circumstance that happened and that your feelings are a normal reaction.
• Make a “geographic” change in your environment to help adjust your mindset such as a short walk away from your workstation or the place where the event occurred.
• Identify negative thoughts created from the event and begin to start thinking in another direction. You may think about the next step in your workday or even what is for lunch to de-engage the negative thought pattern.
• Focus on what you can control and what you cannot. You can control your reaction, perspective, identify boundaries, and things you need to do for self-care.
• Plan something positive. You may want to schedule a lunch with a friend to talk or have something pleasurable to look forward to at the end of your day.  
• See if you can identify the lesson from the event. Find what positive outcome exists indirectly or directly because of the event. See what you have learned.
• Celebrate that you fixed your day!

Resource: Recover from a Rough Day

Jim Riggs | 6/27/2024

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