Unlock the power of daily reflection.
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Most of us launch into our days, moving through a brisk morning routine and then attending meetings and handling tasks and projects that fill our packed calendars. We end the day only to start again the next morning.
In the midst of a busy life, it’s easy to loose sight of the opportunity we each have to pause, reflect and make simple choices that can have a big positive impact.
Three questions you can ask yourself today
If, instead of moving from one thing to the next as quickly as possible, you choose to briefly stop, breathe quietly for a minute ot two, and then ask yourself a good question, you can change the tone and intensity of any busy day.
Here are questions you may want to choose from:
1. What one thing really matters now?
When you choose this question and focus on the top thing that matters most right now, you are able to bring both awareness and clarity to your day. Your attention will no longer be splattered.
This pause enables you to consider how you might reshuffle other things on the calendar if that is needed, or who you can ask to help you, or what resources are available that you had not considered as you rushed though the day.
2. What will me happy now?
It’s easy to forget that you deserve to be happy, and that there is always an opportunity to have moments of pleasure in your life — even when things are busy!
This is not a frivolous or selfish thing to make a priority, It is self-loving. And when you honor yourself by choosing to inject happiness into your day, you put positive fuel in your engine.
Maybe a quick text or call to someone special will lift your spirits.
Maybe a short walk in nature, or a stop at a lovely cafe will give you a boost.
Maybe planning something special you can look forward to doing at the end of your day will light up your heart.
3. What promise can I make to myself now?
This question offers you a terrific opportunity to reflect on something you want to commit to — for yourself, for your wellbeing.
Tap your heart and find something that you want.
Keep in mind that small desires are a great for two reasons — they matter, and they will not make you feel overwhelmed.
Here are some prompts that may get you started:
You might promise yourself to get to bed a little earlier.
You might promise yourself to ask for something you have held back on requesting.
You might promise yourself to be kinder — to yourself or someone else.
You might promise yourself to follow through on a task you have been avoiding.
You might promise yourself to be a bit bolder today.
You might promise yourself to start planning an adventure you have been longing to take.
This small daily practice can bring big shifts
We tend to underestimate the significant impact that small actions can have.
You may want to remind yourself to ask one of these questions each day (and you may have other questions you want to add).
Why not download this graphic, print it, and use it as a reminder?
I’d be happy to hear about how this practice works for you.
And I am always happy to talk about how you want to Live Big.
