3/5/05: Stop, drop and give me twenty

When you’re feeling down, when you feel as though nothing is going the way you want, when everything seems to be falling in on you all at once, try the coaches mantra.

Stop, drop and give me twenty.

Stop what you are doing. Drop to your knees. And give twenty reasons for which you are grateful.

Often, the physical act of stopping and dropping pulls us out of our negative mode. Giving twenty things we are grateful for helps move us into a positive place where we can stand again on our own two feet, firmly planted with a brighter outlook.