Yesterday, our dog ate something he shouldn't have, and had, um, shall we say, serious indigestion. We spent a good part of the day nursing him back to health. He was one sad puppy - loss of bodily fluids does that to you.
Today? Yesterday doesn't exist. He's back to doing his job, which is mainly to be cute, friendly and affectionate.
Dogs live in the present. Jane McGrath in a piece for Animal Planet writes it is because they "they don't have the power of episodic memory, or the ability to remember particular events in the past."
While this type of memory is useful for learning and advancing, it can get in the way. Success requires overcoming failures and disappointments, suppressing the negatives of the causal experiences, and focusing on the positive.
Said Peter Drucker, "tomorrow is an opportunity."
Said Peter Drucker, "tomorrow is an opportunity."
What are you focusing on?
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