I Was A Grumpy B#$%h Until I Started Doing This

I can function on little sleep, but let's be honest - I can also be a bit of a grumpy b#$%h in the morning.

I can already feel my wife nodding in agreement as I write this.

As a parent morning times can be extremely stressful.

You have to get yourself ready

- Check lunches are ready

- Shout at your child to hurry up

- Get breakfast

- Shout again at said child to hurry up

- Drink caffeine for the benefit of everyone

- Send said child back upstairs because mismatched socks and those trousers are a crime against fashion

- Load everyone into the car

By the time you've got the kids ready for school and started work, you feel more frazzled than a Starbucks barista on their first day trying to figure out what a vente frapa mocha fappy do dah is.

One way to help move past this and get yourself into your zone is to set your intention for the day.

To reset my frazzled brain and actually feel in control of my day, I ask myself these six questions:

1. What do I want to accomplish today?

2. How do I want to feel today?

3. What could stop me being that person today?

4. How can I remove those barriers?

5. Who needs me at my best today?

6. Is there anything else I need to think about?

These questions force you to get clear on what actually matters.

- The first question sets your focus

- The second gets you intentional about how you feel - whether that's energized, calm, or even fired up to tackle something hard.

- The third helps you anticipate roadblocks.

- The fourth, you figure out how to handle them.

- The fifth is a game changer - some days your family needs the best of you. Other days it's your team at work.

- The last one makes sure nothing important slips through the cracks.

Let me know how it goes! Which questions worked best for you?

Cheering you on,

Dan