Don’t you hate it when everything is going along fabulously, you’re feeling on top of your game, happy in what you’re doing and as if you’re rocking the world and then…bang…it hits you smack in the face…something didn’t go to plan?

There is nothing guaranteed to make you feel worse than the feeling of impending doom when you think all the bricks are coming tumbling down around you and there’s no way out, but wait! Stop right there; gather your thoughts and listen up. I’m here to tell you that sometimes the best thing that can happen to us is that it all goes wrong.

Yes, you heard me right, sometimes it really is the best thing that things go wrong. Think about it, without the things going wrong, how on earth can you measure how many things are going right – and appreciate them?

Whether it’s an unhappy client, a logistic or system that isn’t working out how you’d planned or just a good old human error that’s caused an issue, dealing with things going wrong is the best thing for us as small business owners and humans. It means we get to address issues, learn and improve things for the future.

However, you can only do this if you’re in control of yourself. Firstly, staying calm is imperative if you’re going to fix things, so big breaths and stay calm, relaxed and rational. Pretty much anything can be fixed (with exception to a few obvious things…yes, back to that death and the Tax Man thing again!).

Secondly, make sure you’re responding to situations and not reacting to them. There is a difference. When we respond we’ve been rational, calculated the issues and instantly got to work on fixing them. When we react it’s just our heart and emotions running the show and this is NEVER a good thing. That little old head of yours needs to play its part too, after all, it’s a clever thing; it did build your life and career.

So, next time things don’t go to plan don’t panic. Take a minute, breath, stay calm and rational and let your head lead the way. Then learn, improve, set new, improved systems and you’ll be flying.

Much Love

Tabby x

And yes, that is a real life picture of when my house boat and Italian home became unrepairable on it’s removable for roof works from it’s lake back in 2020!