I am blogging everyday (or nearly everyday) on The Daily Stoic.

Yesterday - Sweat The Small Stuff

The small things often add up to big things. I think about management. How I don’t feel like I accomplished anything throughout the day. Yet I had four people reporting to me that I made small little impacts for them in the day. I do wish I could go back to doing bigger projects. The smaller things for my team are what get results though.

Today - The First Two Things Before Acting

Don’t get upset. Do the right thing. My daughter was heading out the door this morning and knocked over my travel mug which I was about to grab and head out the door myself. Hot tea spilled all over the floor. In the past I may have gotten upset. This time I calmly asked if she was okay. She said she got burned a little bit. I told her to go get in the car because her mother was waiting for her and she needed to get to school. I grabbed the mop and bucket and calmly cleaned up the mess and made myself another cup of tea. Then headed out the door. This felt much better than what may have happened in the past. Where I would have sent her to school upset and gone to work upset myself for making her upset.