Some friends and I are in a business book club. We’ve been reading something that encourages you to think great things first thing in the morning so you’ll get your day off to a great start—things like an affirmation, a prayer, an inspirational quote, a meditation, or your mission statement.
When I woke this morning, I paused to see what my very first thought of the day was, and—wait for it—it was nothing. Blank slate. Absolutely blank. Nada. Zip. Zilch. The taxi left. I mean, there was nothing there! Does that mean I was destined to have a lousy day?
Sometimes we get so caught up, so invested in what others say—like in the book we’re reading, or like a podcast we’ve heard or in what new things we’re learning—that we feel if things don’t go according to those expectations, we are a failure. No! I am still the captain of my own soul, and I can make my own choices. Just because I didn’t have a fantastic first thought this morning, I can still have a fantastic day!