Daily Excerpt: How to Stay Calm in Chaos (Gentile) - Wednesday,

excerpt from How to Stay Calm in Chaos by Julie Gentile Wednesday Stay Realistic You’ve reached the point of the week. Do you have realistic expectations for how your day and the rest of the week will go? As a recovering perfectionist, there are still some days I think I can get more things done than I realistically can. I accept that. Although my schedule can be unpredictable and I usually want to resolve everything I can as quickly as I can, I’m learning to be more realistic and to give myself grace when the things I think should get done don’t. You can’t expect yourself to do it all, even if you think you should, so please don’t hold yourself to your pre-crisis standards. Accept what you can do today and let that be enough. The least important to-dos will have to wait. Like me, you’re likely not able to accomplish things in the way you’re used to, so be a rebel and set your own standards and boundaries. To stay realistic, I anticipate a few thi...