Daily Gratitude: My second favorite saying is “this, too, shall pass”. I have to remind myself frequently but i definitely believe it. Just like “everything always works out for me” has been proven over and over again in my life so has this phrase.

You can get through anything. It may seem like it takes forever but the time will pass. And so will the circumstances.

Talk with someone; ask for help; write about it. All these things will help you realize that things will change. Good things will pass too.

Reviewing your past will help you know that this is true. That’s a big benefit for journaling. It gives you an opportunity to look back and see that this saying has been true in the past. So there is no reason not to believe it won’t come true again this time. It will pass.

Daily Gratitude: it’s so easy to get hung up on the skills we don’t have. Then we repeat that the harder we try to overcompensate

This is not to say we shouldn’t continue to try to improve but there may be a point when you realize that “this” (whatever “this” is for you), is not something that’s doing to be your forte.

We all need to take an inventory of what we are good at, what we aren’t that great at, or what we really stink at.

We will have greater success if we then take the things we’re good at and concentrate on getting better at them.

Take leadership for example. You should concentrate on what you’re good at such as getting people on your staff motivated and wanting to do their best for you. But let’s say math or budgeting is not your strong point. You need to know the basics but you can delegate that job to someone who enjoys it and is good at it. Once you know enough to make sure you can oversee that persons work, then you can focus on your strengths.

That will decrease your stress and it will also help the others on your staff feel as if you recognize their talents and you trust them. There’s plenty of good that comes from that.

What are your strengths?

Daily Gratitude: William James was a very wise man and this quote reflects that wholeheartedly.

Have you ever gotten bogged down in all the details of a project ? I have. Once you’re buried, it’s hard to dig yourself out.

If you can stand back and look at the entire situation from afar, you Have a better chance of staying afloat and not letting that rip tide pull you under.

You must know what the true purpose of this endeavor is so that you can examine each aspect closely. Why do you need to do that? So that you can determine what is needed for each component – is it something only you can handle or is it something that can be delegated to another member of you “team” (here team means any group of people with a common desire or purpose). Maybe you can even identify things that don’t need to be handled right now or perhaps not at all.

You have to have the necessary knowledge in order to make the proper assessments but with practice and discipline it can be done before you get swept into the quicksand of overload.

In the beginning it helps to get people to help you make that determination. Group efforts benefit not only from more ideas but also from the increased energy of having multiple minds working in concert.