Some Things Are Meant to Be Bad
Let’s clear something up. Not all “bad” is bad.
When I am cleaning the house, I want my vacuum to suck - big time. When I am doing a bit of grooming, I want my wax strips to be a rip-off. When I watch a movie that is killer, that’s a compliment. And if someone’s a bad-arse, I’m a bit impressed.
Language is messy like that. We take a word, flip it, stretch it, and suddenly “bad” becomes praise.
But when I am talking about The Bad Day Playbook - that’s not the kind of bad I mean.
It’s not cool-bad, edgy, impressive, or secretly-good-bad. It’s the other kind.
The kind where everything feels heavier than it should. Where your patience is thin, your emotions are simmering, and even small things take incredible effort.
But they don’t need to take you over and have you spiralling out of control. You get to decide what you need. You are a grown-up. The boss of you.
Finding your play when the day sucks (but not like a vacuum cleaner) requires:
Awareness – Something’s off. I’m not fine.
Agency – I still have a choice here, even if it’s small.
Action – One doable play, not a personality overhaul.
And like a AAA battery, this works. It’s small, powerful, and gets you moving. Okay, it won’t power your whole house, but it will get the torch working.
And it could turn your day from bad to a bit more bad-arse.