Chris Evergreen here. Welcome to your daily goodwill
for Monday, January 12th, 2026. Today's advice
is for the Monday mental pile -up, when you wake
up and your brain immediately opens 15 tabs and
one of them is just playing panic music. So here's
the move. Do a brain dump, then pick a next domino.
Step 1. Grab a note app or a piece of paper and
write down everything that's bouncing around
in your head. Tasks, worries, reminders, random
stuff, all of it. No organizing yet, just unload
it. Step 2. Circle the one thing that, if you
did it first, would make the rest of the day
easier. That's your next domino. It might be
making the call you've been avoiding. Sending
the email that unlocks everything else. Starting
the first load of laundry. Getting gas so you're
not stressed later. Putting one appointment on
the calendar. When the first domino falls, momentum
shows up. And momentum is a lot more reliable
than motivation. And your goodwill move for today?
Be the person who lowers the temperature in a
room. A calm tone. A patient response. A little
humor. A simple, no worries, we'll figure it
out. That kind of steadiness is contagious, and
people remember who made things feel manageable.
That's your Daily Goodwill for Monday, January
12th, 2026. Dump the noise. Tip the first domino.
You've got this. Talk soon.