Focus on small, daily wins

Consider how much time you spend each day thinking about all of the things that haven’t gone the way you would have liked.

For many of us, we exit every workday focused on what we didn’t get done.

And we spend little time throughout our day, if any, thinking about all that we did accomplish.

But it turns out that our brain is incredibly receptive to even small amounts of time spent acknowledging “wins” or things that went well during our workday.

Moments like a positive conversation with a colleague, progress made on an important project, or someone who expressed satisfaction with your work.

The science behind how our minds work tells us that focusing on small wins - even for just a couple of minutes a day - helps build momentum, improves confidence, and leads to a more fulfilling workday.

Try this:

Spend just a few minutes at the end of each workday identifying things that went well for you.

Think about someone you were able to help, a project you tied up, a low energy point you overcame, or win (big or small) you experienced.

Share those wins with significant others, colleagues or roommates - reliving those moments helps to cultivate a new way to think about your day.

Also take time to ask those same people what went well for them, too.

This simple practice will help gradually shift your focus from the things you didn’t accomplish to a state of appreciation for the things that you did.

It’s these types of small wins, stacked up day after day, that lead to the most impactful changes.

Go have a great workday.