Many people enjoy using the first few minutes of the day for their reflective time. How did yesterday go? What do you want to accomplish today? What will be most important? This, of course, becomes your prioritized to-do list. How will today vary from your usual routine? Can you think of any small things that you can do? Perhaps there is something that you’ve been avoiding, that, if you do it, would make you feel especially proud of yourself.

Give each day a specific purpose. For unsuccessful, unhappy people, there is often a sameness to their days. Is it Monday or Thursday? Is it March or November? Is it 3 o’clock in the afternoon or 10 o’clock in the morning? They’re in a rut and it doesn’t matter.

Everybody has the same amount of time each day. How are you going to spend your 24 hours? Plan in advance. Make lists. Lists are your road map to personal accomplishment and balanced living. Always carry paper and pen. What are you doing today to ensure a better tomorrow for yourself and your family?

You list and tackle your responsibilities head on. You embrace hard work. Every day, you choose a new chal­lenge for yourself. You make yourself tough by doing something that is personally difficult for you to do.

If you want to generate additional business, you follow up with your old clients and make the effort to reconnect.

If you have been neglecting your health, today you will watch your diet and take a short walk.

If you have been putting off making personnel changes, just do it.

If an employee has done an exceptional job, make the small effort to publicly praise him or her.

Order pizza for the office, bring a rose home for the wife and a movie for the kids.

You must never allow yourself to fall into a depressing rut of sameness. Life doesn’t just happen to you. You have planned to make today and every day special. At the end of every day, you sleep well with a feeling of accomplishment.

BillFitzPatrick.com, The Action Principles

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