1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning. 2 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:16,240 Speaker 1: This is Laura, Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:20,080 Speaker 1: tip is that sometimes having a good day may not 4 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 1: be possible, But when that is the case, you can 5 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: still aim to take your day at least from bad 6 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 1: too fine. This can keep a bad day from spiraling 7 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: out of control. Longtime listeners know that I ask my 8 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:40,480 Speaker 1: guests here on Before Breakfast about how they take their 9 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 1: days from great to awesome. The hope is that we 10 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 1: can follow their advice and make our days more awesome too. 11 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: But there are days when awesome is just not in 12 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 1: the cards. The best you can hope for is to 13 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: salvage a bad day and at least make it okay. 14 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: On these bad days, it is helpful to have strategies 15 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: for maintaining our resilience. We need tools we can use 16 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 1: to maintain our general sense that tomorrow is another day. 17 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: So figure out what those tools are. What is something 18 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: you have done recently to take a day from bad 19 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 1: to fine. When I am having a bad day, my 20 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: first strategy is to try a reset. This usually looks 21 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: like going for a walk outside or perhaps a run 22 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,680 Speaker 1: outside if the weather is okay, or on the treadmill. 23 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: If it isn't, I often finish in a much better mood. 24 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:44,680 Speaker 1: Another good response is to revisit what you intended to 25 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: accomplish that day and adjust. If your plans have totally 26 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: fallen apart at ten a m it is fine to 27 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: rethink your goals, decide on what is most important and 28 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: what you can realistically do. Anything you can't do can 29 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 1: be rescheduled for a future day. When your new goals 30 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: feel attainable, you may feel better about the rest of 31 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: the day. Since it doesn't feel like a battle to 32 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: do the impossible. You can end the day with some success. 33 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: You did the two things you had to do and 34 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 1: one bonus thing. When reality exceeds expectations, you feel on 35 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: top of the world. Reality didn't change, but your expectations did, 36 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 1: and that is fine. Some people like to treat themselves 37 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: on rough days. This could mean taking yourself out for lunch, 38 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 1: or perhaps cutting your work out a little bit short 39 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 1: to free up time to sit in silence in the 40 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 1: steamroom at your gym. Or maybe it's ordering groceries instead 41 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 1: of battling through a crowded grocery store. Bonus points if 42 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: you not only get the experience of treating yourself, but 43 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: also decide to do so earlier in the day. That way, 44 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 1: you can look forward to it. Emotional support can quickly 45 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: take a day from bad to fine. Call a friend 46 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 1: who can give you a quick pep talk, have a 47 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: little laugh for a good cry, and talk through how 48 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: you can handle whatever is troubling you. Sometimes even a 49 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 1: five minute call can make a big difference. Make sure 50 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 1: you do this for your friends when they are having 51 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: bad days as well. In any case, I think it 52 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: helps to have a mental list of these strategies that 53 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: you can use, rather than starting to collect points of 54 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 1: evidence that this day is irredeemable, which then creates its 55 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: own narrative. You can reach for one of your coping 56 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 1: mechanisms a day when you go for a beautiful walk, 57 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 1: call a friend and read a funny book. Just can't 58 00:03:56,080 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 1: be that bad. It is fine, and sometimes that is enough. 59 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 1: If you have strategies for taking your day from bad 60 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 1: to fine, I would love to hear them. You can 61 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. In 62 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's 63 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: to making the most of our time. Thanks for listening 64 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 1: to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, 65 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. 66 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 1: Before Breakfast is a production of iHeartMedia. For more podcasts 67 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 1: from iHeartMedia, please visit the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or 68 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: wherever you listen to your favorite shows.