
How to Get Small Wins out of Bad Days
From excellence, actually by Steve Magness, Brad Stulberg, & Clay Skipper
May 21, 2026 · 30 min
About this episode
The episode discusses how to achieve small wins on days when motivation is low and challenges arise.
We've all got those days: you can't seem to get started, your motivation is low, or something comes up and throws you off track. It happens to all of us! It only becomes a problem when a bad start to the day becomes a bad day, and then a bad couple of days, and then a bad week, and then a bad month... on and on. High-performers who have sustained success over many years are elite at getting something out of days when they're not at their best. Today is all about building your capacity to do the same. Because if you can squeeze a small win out of a day that might otherwise be a zero, those little victories add up into something big over time. - Get a free LMNT drink mix pack with any purchase: drinkLMNT.com/Clay - Click here for an AI-generated transcript (please excuse errors in grammar or spelling) - Subscribe to The Growth Equation newsletter - Join The Growth Equation Academy - If you are enjoying "excellence, actually," do us a huge favor: text your favorite episode to three people so they can enjoy it, too. Thanks! iTunes and Apple Podcasts Spotify Android PocketCasts See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…
People in this episode
Hosts: Steve Magness, Brad Stulberg, Clay Skipper
Topics covered
- motivation
- high performance
- small wins
- self-improvement
- resilience
Keywords
- bad days
- motivation
- high performers
- small victories
- self-improvement
Sponsors
LMNT
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Growth Equation
Products: LMNT drink mix
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