3 Ways to Get Back on Track After a Bad Day (TPS554)
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Mar 31, 2025
Do bad days leave you feeling stuck? Discover powerful strategies to bounce back and reclaim your productivity. The hosts dive into how understanding the root causes of bad days can lead to meaningful change. Learn about affect labeling and how expressing emotions can ease your burden. Plus, explore the transformative power of mindfulness and gratitude, designed to turn setbacks into opportunities for growth. This playbook will help you reset and refocus, ensuring that no bad day stops you in your tracks.
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Affect Labeling
Express negative feelings to reduce their impact, even if only to yourself.
This "affect labeling" disrupts the brain's negative response, easing bad days.
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Seek External Advice
Gain perspective by asking what advice you'd give a friend or role model would offer.
Externalizing the problem helps find solutions and move towards proactive action.
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Nap Reset
Tom Pham resets a bad day by taking a nap, treating waking up as a fresh start.
This mindset shift allows for a mental reset, similar to externalizing problems.
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Ever have one of those days where everything goes sideways? Your plans unravel, your energy tanks, and nothing seems to go right?
Bad days happen to all of us, but they don’t have to derail your entire week. The key isn’t avoiding them — it’s knowing how to bounce back fast, without getting stuck in frustration or guilt.
This encore episode shares three powerful strategies to help you reset, refocus, and get back on track — even when your day feels like a total write-off. From simple mindset shifts to practical tools that boost your clarity and momentum, you’ll walk away with a playbook to turn any bad day into a productive one.
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