MIDWEEK STEPS TO LETTING THE LITTLE THINGS GO

Step 1: get upset, allow yourself to feel the pain and process whatever just happened.

I didn’t get the outcome I wanted on my test. I got angry, upset and let myself swallow that pill of pain for a good chunk of the day. Allow yourself some time to process it, I believe that’s truly important. But don’t go too far. A day at most and that’s it. Preferably a few hours if possible.

Step 2: don’t take it out on others. I tried my hardest to stay away from everyone for a few hours. It really helped me. When I get around people after a setback, especially those that I’m close to, I tend to take it out on them. I’ve made that mistake too often. Cool off before talking to anyone.

Step 3: Don’t be alone. I am all for the alone time, I’m all for being in my own thoughts and figuring myself out. I like keeping to myself. However, there is a time and place for that.

If there’s anything I learned in the last few years it’s that you need to have friends and family in your life to lift you up. You don’t get better by walking this earth alone. Tell them what happened, embrace the failure and be truthful to them. The real ones won’t laugh (at least in the beginning stages lol), they won’t taunt and they won’t turn you away. They’ll lift you up and share their rough times. I’m fortunate to have friends and family I can lean on during setbacks like these, they pulled through for me after my test and I made sure to tell them I’m grateful.

Do this for me: allow yourself to feel the pain, deal with it alone for a few hours, then call a trusted person in your life and talk it out with them. Who knows, they may have dealt with a setback in their life too. Well, I know they did, we all do. Health, fitness, business. Keep going.?