Becoming Better Today

Often times I find myself wanting to be MORE. I am super guilty of comparing myself to others – which is a crazy habit that I think a lot of us women experience. I personally, want to have a rockin’ body and weigh 120 pounds! I want to be a better cook and have dinner ready for my husband when he comes home every night. I want to have more time to play with my baby and less time on the computer or cleaning. I want to be more organized and know where everything is in my home. I want to be more crafty and more of a perfectionist. I want to be a better wife. mom. friend. sister. daughter. etc.

Photo by Christine Olson

Do you ever want to be better at something, but you struggle with knowing where to begin?!  In this week’s newsletter {which by the way you can sign up for here} – many of you heard about the podcast that I listened to the other day. The host talked about increasing our self worth by 1% every day. They went on to talk about what would happen if we all tried to not be 100% better every day, but instead just found something small that would help better our lives by 1% every day. In just one year, if we chose to do this, we would increase our productiving by 365%!

Often times I set a goal to lose 20 pounds – but by the second week I am discouraged because I had only lost 1 pound. {I am an IMMEDIATE results kind of girl! I need it NOW.} Often times I set a goal to be a better cook – but by the third night, life gets too crazy and we have sandwiches for dinner AGAIN. Often times I set a goal to have more patience, but a stressful situation arises and I am quick to lose my temper.

We can easily be discouraged when we want to be 100% better every day. BUT if we remember we don’t have to accomplish 100% of the goal the first day and we focus on just chipping away 1% of our goal until we reach it – things can be a lot easier and we can be a lot more happier and satisfied with ourselves.

I thought it would be fun to have a little friendly competition! Our Motherhood Power Week went so well, I thought we would try a Giveaway about BECOMING BETTER. Donald Hallstrom said, “When we say, “That’s just the way I am” we concede that we cannot change.” With that being said, we can ALL become better! So let’s all work together in becoming the women we want to be!

Here is how it will work:

Take a picture of you doing something that makes you a better wife, mom, friend, sister, employee, etc. If you want to be more organized – take a picture of you doing one small thing to help you become more organized. If you want to be more fit – take a picture of you eating healthy or working out. If you want to be more loving – take a picture of serving others or hugging your children.

Post as many pictures as you would like throughout the week and use #becomingbettertoday. Don’t forget to tag Today’s The Best Day too – so I can see it! 🙂 You get one entry, per picture you post – so do it daily! Show me what you are working on to become better every day.

Next Monday, a winner will be selected for our Becoming Better Giveaway. The winner will receive a $25 VISA GIFT CARD – that you will get to spend on something for YOU! To reward yourself for becoming better and never giving up. I will be participating too – so you can see what I am trying to work on too on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter!

Photo by Christine Olson

Tell your friends to join us on Becoming Better Today! –

Danielle is the owner of Today's the Best Day. She strives to provide creative and uplifting content in order to enrich the parenting experience for women everywhere. Danielle hopes to help you and your family to make every day the best day!

July 7, 2014 by Danielle Davis | 6 Comments