Today's TQ

Daily Lessons in Intentional Excellence
Thursday, May 7, 2026

Who's Pulling Your Strings?

Stress occurs whenever what's happening to you isn't what you want. Stop right now and choose exactly what is happening to you.

When you take control of your choices, you automatically take control of your stress.

Today's TQ Challenge: Immediately Stop Worry from Dragging Your Performance Down.

Choose to be RECHARGED! Can you feel the shift from victim to master when you choose this day to be exactly the way it is?
Choose to be RELAXED! When you can't choose the objective, can you still own the means?
Choose to be REVITALIZED! What choices are yours to make today?

Worry wastes time, steals energy and prevents you from accomplishing your goals. There's no reason to worry about something you can or can not fix. If you find yourself constantly stressed over money, friends, health issues, your children, people at work or your environment -- STOP IT! Identify exactly what you're worried about, and transform that worry into a positive action to resolve the concern. Take care of it, before it takes over you.

"How hard it is, sometimes, to trust the evidence of one's senses! How reluctantly the mind consents to reality." ~ Norman Douglas

Think about it. How well and how often do you actually DO Energy Factor 1F?

"I stop worry from dragging down my energy by immediately taking a positive action to resolve the concern."

A high commitment (1F rated 8 or better) suggests you never play the victim to your worries. By focusing on the actions you can take, rather than the negative conditions of the problem, you maintain your momentum even when besieged with negative situations. Everyone has reasons to worry, but you're able to work through your concerns without wasting precious energy before correcting or improving the situation. Once resolved, your energy level actually increases due to positive feelings that come from correcting a bad situation.

On the other hand...

A lack of commitment suggests you're often a victim of your worries. You can burn a lot of energy as you sit and picture the most unfavorable things that could happen -- thereby draining your energy level. As you focus on "worst case" scenarios, you rob yourself of the energy and motivation needed to take action. This leaves you with little energy to actually resolve the problem. What's more, these overriding concerns keep you from completing your other tasks. This leads to a negative spiral of additional stress stealing away more energy.

What happens when you CHOOSE to do Factor 1F a bit more frequently?

Worries never drain your positive energy for long. You accumulate performance positives like "Revitalized, Enlivened and Proactive" -- immediately moving you towards the results you expect.

What happens when you FAIL to consistently do Factor 1F?

You do nothing but sit and worry and end up exhausted. Negatives like "Stressed, Overwhelmed and Worried" start to take their toll on your performance -- quickly moving you away from the success you want.

Now Ask Yourself This...
Is Factor 1F Causing You Problems?

If you believe this factor is a key performance obstacle -- and that it's preventing you from realizing your personal dreams and goals -- then you need to improve it.

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