I answer this question every week.
It actually bugs me.
A lot.
Because after I answer it, I know that’s everyday should look like, but it doesn’t always look THRILLING.

Some days are mediocre at best.
Nobody wants to live a mediocre life, right?

Everybody wants to be thrilled about their results.
So, we’re all trying to get there.
To that spot where we are thrilled about our outcomes.

This question helps us understand what our ideal day, week or year looks like and how we can get there.
Try it.

How would you finish this?

I am thrilled when…

Adam Kirk Smith
Adam Smith
25 Years in Retail, Restaurants & Hospitality · Author · Speaker · Coach

Adam spent 25 years in retail, restaurant, and hospitality leadership — managing teams of 60, growing a store from $600K to $2M+, and overseeing guest experience at a corporate level. Author of The Bravest You (endorsed by Seth Godin). Host of two podcasts. 170K monthly readers. Grimes, Iowa.

35 responses to “How would you finish this?”

  1. I get a new book in from Amazon! (Something about opening the book, flipping the pages, smelling the newness…okay, now I am as weird as the dude in the Doritos Super Bowl 2011 commercials…lol…)

  2. I get a new book in from Amazon! (Something about opening the book, flipping the pages, smelling the newness…okay, now I am as weird as the dude in the Doritos Super Bowl 2011 commercials…lol…)

  3. …I finish my to-do listn…I complete school assignments on timen…I realize I have recovered just a bit more from knee surgery (I hurt my knee far worse than Cutler, cry baby lol)n…I manage to not lose my cool with my three kids (7, 5, and 4 1/2) n…I put myself out there knowing I might get hurt or be embarrassedn…I make a hard decisionnngeez, this could probably keep going and has got me all serious and stuff. Was that your intention?

  4. …I finish my to-do list
    …I complete school assignments on time
    …I realize I have recovered just a bit more from knee surgery (I hurt my knee far worse than Cutler, cry baby lol)
    …I manage to not lose my cool with my three kids (7, 5, and 4 1/2)
    …I put myself out there knowing I might get hurt or be embarrassed
    …I make a hard decision

    geez, this could probably keep going and has got me all serious and stuff. Was that your intention?

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