Why do some days feel so productive, but others feel like a mess?
Question:
"Some days I feel super productive, focused, and on fire. Other days, I feel scattered, distracted, and completely unmotivated. Why does this keep happening, and how do I fix it?"
Answer:
Welcome to growth. 😉
Most people (including my former self) think they should be energized and super productive every day to be successful. But that’s horse poop. Just as life has both positive AND negative (by design), so do we. Thinking you should wake up every day feeling like a high-performance machine? That’s the fastest way to disappointment (and probably excessive caffeine consumption).
Here’s the truth: Your “off” days aren’t proof that something is wrong with you. In fact, they might just be proof that you’re doing it right.
Why Some Days Feel Like Chaos (And When You Should Worry)
👉 If you’re avoiding your needle movers, yeah… that’s a problem. Let’s not sugarcoat it. If your “off” days are conveniently aligned with avoiding that one follow-up, tough conversation, or pricing review you’ve been dodging—then yes, we need to address that. (More on that in a minute.)
👉 If you’re feeling drained because you’ve been ATTACKING your frogs, congratulations—you’re a human doing hard things. Important work takes energy. The problem isn’t that you’re having an “off” or crazy day—the problem is thinking you shouldn’t.
👉 You’re trying to optimize every single day. High performers don’t operate this way. (I used to think they did, which only led me to feel like I was failing daily.) But the real pros? They don’t think in days. They think in weeks, months, and years. Because winning isn’t about having a perfect day—it’s about consistently making progress over time.
👉 You’re treating rest like a luxury instead of a necessity. If you don’t schedule downtime, your body and brain will schedule it for you—usually in the form of sickness, exhaustion, or mysteriously needing to scroll Instagram & TikTok for an hour instead of doing what actually matters.
The Turning Point For Me
I used to think, Why can’t I just be on my A-game every single day? I’d look at people who seemed like they were always productive, and I’d assume they had some secret sauce I was missing.
Then, during a quarterly intensive with Dr. Benjamin Hardy, I heard this:
“If you’re trying to optimize for the day, you’re doing it wrong. You need to think on a bigger scale.”
Mind blown. 🤯
I was so obsessed with making every single day perfect that I wasn’t seeing the big picture. Instead of accepting that some days would be slower, I’d get down on myself, overcompensate the next day, and keep the cycle going. But when I started thinking long-term instead of daily, I finally understood something:
🚀 I was never supposed to feel great every day. The goal isn’t to be on fire all the time—it’s to focus on the right things consistently over time. And the funny thing is, the quicker I accepted this, the less down days I had and on my high days?! Oooo watchout now!
How to Know If You’re Avoiding or Recovering
The next time you have an “off” day, ask yourself:
✔️ Am I feeling off because I’m dodging something important? (If yes, time to buckle up and eat the frog. Block out 30 minutes and rip the Band-Aid off.)
✔️ Or am I feeling off because I’ve been getting out of my comfort zone, doing important work and my brain needs a reset? (If yes, stop making yourself wrong for it and give yourself the recharge you need!)
The Secret to More High-Performance Days? Stop Fighting the Lows
1️⃣ Stop Thinking in Days—Think in Weeks, Months and Years!
If you’re hitting your biggest needle movers 50% of the time, you’re already ahead of most people.
This is like working out—you don’t need to hit the gym every single day to be fit. You just need consistency. Work is the same way.
2️⃣ Schedule Recovery Like You Schedule Work
You know what smart, successful people do? They don’t just schedule work, they schedule REST.
✔️ Plan intentional breaks—whether it’s an hour, a day, or a weekend.
✔️ Build in buffer time after deep work instead of expecting yourself to push hard every day.
✔️ Find activities that restore you—laughter, movement, stillness, or deep connection (yes, watching your favorite guilty-pleasure TV show counts).
3️⃣ Drop the “I Should Be Doing More” Thought
Telling yourself “I should be doing more” every five minutes is a great way to always feel like you’re failing. Instead, start tracking what you are accomplishing.
Final Thought: You’re Not Falling Behind—You’re Learning How to Work Smarter
You will never reach the end of your to-do list. There will always be more you could do. But success isn’t about doing everything—it’s about doing what truly matters.
When you shift from “I need to fix myself” to “I need to trust the process”, everything changes.
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