Broadly, I think there are 2 sorts of days – days where we wake up in the morning feeling powerless and days when we wake up feeling powerful.
Powerless days involve stretches of time when we wake up unsure of the day’s prospects. These are the days when the resistance eats at us. These sorts of days most happen when we’ve just made it past a failure or when we are losing hope as we wait for something. Powerful days are the exact opposite. We’re on a roll and believe most things are within our influence.
I’ve realized that the way to move forward on such days is to either relinquish or accept responsibility. On powerful days, we ought to accept as much responsibility as possible and take it upon ourselves to drive big changes and take big swings. A lot could depend on the actions we take. On powerless days however, I find that it’s best to relinquish responsibility. Don’t worry about the world. Just take care of yourself. Let the focus be wholly on building momentum gradually because momentum is the difference between the 2 states of mind. The more momentum we have on our side, the more we believe in our ability to do things, change things.
And, if you’re unable to build momentum, then go slow, wrap the day up quickly and catch sleep. Some days we’re the pigeon and some days we’re the statue. Start the next day early. Even this will pass away.
A Learning a Day 