Day 7 of the Kindness Challenge

Accountability check: How are you doing at saying nothing negative – either to your husband or about him to somebody else? Look back on the past week, identify any cases where you were negative, despite your efforts. List those in your personal notebook. Next to each, identify the reasons you slipped up ("I'm so tempted to join in when my friends are husband-bashing because it's what we've always done") and what you could have done differently to prevent the negativity from occurring ("I could have changed the subject, or even brought up something positive about my husband.") Pick one or two success strategies to employ next time.

Coach's Corner:

As you now know, those unrealized ways we are negative are usually what most sabotage our efforts to be kind. So knowing and addressing your negativity triggers is a small action with a huge impact. (If you are still unsure what your negativity triggers are, there's a list in Chapter 6.)

Or click here to take an online Negativity Assessment to identify your negativity pattern.

Coach's Check-Up: Congratulations! You've made it through the first week. Even if you aren't yet seeing the results, you will! And the most positive change may be the way you feel about yourself after these thirty days. Stick with it! Use #JoinKindness to post how you are feeling about your efforts, and see how others are doing.