When you’re down
When you’re down, that can be the hardest time to stop and consider your actions. When you’re down, you are often emotionally susceptible too. When you’re down, your inclination towards decisions can be negative. When you’re down, listening to advice and making positive steps to make things better can be almost alien.
In other words, Future Thinking is difficult to do!
Composure
Composure is a challenge to you when you are low or depressed. Perhaps you get stressed or highly nervous? Keeping your composure is essential to making correct long term (future thinking) decisions. When you are down, try and remind yourself of just one thing:
Don't let your down times depict your life's direction
I know many people, many friends present and past who, when they are down, make life changing decisions. In response to situations where they fail, or they just hit a down day, they decide things like:
I'm not going to do that again!
or:
Why should I bother? I'm just not going to try any more!
If only we could keep our composure when we are down, we wouldn’t make stupid decisions! I know, I know, it’s easier said than done! But once again, try and think of:
Don't let your down times depict your life's direction
Perhaps, you should make up a little card (say post card sized) and leave it in a place where you will see it every day to remind yourself?
Don't let your down times depict your life's direction
Why bother?
Why should you bother going to the effort? Well, if only you knew the fantastic things that can come your way if you overcome your propensity towards bad decisions when you are emotionally down. Maybe you are asking something like “How do you know they are bad decisions?”. I’ve been there. Many times. That’s how I know! Believe me, making life changing decisions or in fact any decision that could be regarded as negative is bad for you, bad for your future.
The other side of the coin
I’ve seen the other side. I have seen the incredibly positive affects that not making life decisions when depressed can have. So okay it’s tricky to make positive steps, or positive decisions when emotionally hurt. I admit that. But you have the power to not make poor decisions when you are feeling low. You do have it in you. And if you can do this much, then you are a big leap forward to making more of your life. Of reaching your goals.
Finally
When low, depressed or feeling down, just remind yourself of this topic, this very important edict (make it a law in your mind) to not make poor decisions during bad times. Never forget that everyone suffers with their low days, even the greats of our world. The great sportsmen and women, the highly intellectual minds who solve mysteries of the universe. And also the successful business men and women all have their bad moments. I think that one trait these people have is not to make bad ‘Future Thinking‘ decisions for their lives. They keep going and keep going some more.
Try it and you’ll see the huge benefits!
Take care,
Jonathan