On the wall just above my Mac, I have an old note which has been there for several years now. I wrote it when I decided to do something valuable everyday, so it reads everyday – to remind me of my decision.
I spent most of yesterday working but was not satisfied with what I’ve done. My Photoshop shapes were scrappy and done far too quickly, the colors were awful, the textures and effects unrealistic. At the end of the day, I was really unhappy with it. I decided to fix it all up, even though the client did not request it and I maybe won’t get paid for the hours I put in, but the real value of it lies somewhere else. Around 2:30 AM, I went to bed, pleased.
The one valuable thing you do each day can be anything – a short trip where you see something new or meet someone, a task you set out to do, or any sort of goal, small or big, you decide to achieve. That alone qualifies the day as a good day.
