Good day…bad day

Today was a good day…I consciously wanted it to be a good day because a couple of days ago I found myself writing to a friend on facebook chat that I had to run face a yet another stressful day. Then I read what I wrote one more time and thought to myself how sad! Who knows it was going to be a stressful day? Did the stress genie whisper in my ear and say “I’m going to make your life hell today?” I wish life were that simple!  I can’t remember details of the day I ended up having, but I’m sure it wasn’t that special.

So the minute I opened my eyes this morning I thought to myself today will be a great day…and it was! I promise you it wasn’t a coincidence but I was mentally ready to welcome whatever the day would bring with a smile. Spiritual people out there know what I’m talking about and believe that we have the power to attract good fortune or bad fortune.

But practical people who usually like to base their belief system on scientific theories would dismiss everything I just said! And for their sake, I will share a simple management theory by Stephen Covey called:  SEE, DO, GET. It simply means that any outcome is highly dependent on your perception and reaction.

In the training, the instructor drew a triangle on a whiteboard and wrote each word on an angle. I can still see it right in front of me. The outcome you get from your employees and co-workers is determined by your perception of their skills and performance. If you trust that they are efficient, you will empower them more and will therefore get good performance. The opposite is also true. If you do not believe in their skills, you would micromanage them and they would in turn lose motivation to work and produce.

Now take this diagram with you everywhere you go from the moment you leave the house every morning to the moment you go back home and see what happens.

This is what I did today with everyone and everything I encountered.

What was expected to be an impossible official procedure was completed in no time. An expected argument turned into a peaceful agreement, etc. I even found my national ID that I had lost over a month ago!

I guess it all boils down to how we see things and what we attract. 

So good day or bad day, it is all up to you!