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Chris Evergreen here. Welcome to your daily goodwill

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for Wednesday, January 7th, 2026. Today's advice

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is for the midweek dip, when motivation gets

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a little squeaky and your to -do list starts

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looking like it has personal beef with you. Here

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it is. Don't power through. Power down. Briefly.

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Take a three -minute reset. before you push any

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harder. Set a timer for three minutes and do

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one of these. Close your eyes and breathe slowly.

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Stand up and stretch your neck and shoulders.

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Walk to a window and look at something far away.

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Or do the simplest version. Unclench your jaw,

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drop your shoulders, exhale like you mean it.

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We're not in danger. And once your body calms

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down, your brain works better. It's not laziness.

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It's maintenance. Then do this. Pick one task

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you've been avoiding and do the first ugly step.

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The ugly step is the messy beginning. Make the

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call. Open the spreadsheet. Write the first rough

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paragraph. Start the load of laundry. Put on

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your shoes. You're not trying to finish everything

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today. You're just trying to break the seal.

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And your goodwill move for today. Compliment

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someone's effort, not their outcome. Say, I saw

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how hard you worked on that. Or, I appreciate

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how consistent you've been. That kind of praise

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sticks. That's your daily goodwill for Wednesday,

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January 7th, 2026. Three minutes of calm. One

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ugly step forward. That's a strong day. Talk

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soon