1.3.3 Fun excercises for gloomy days
Emotional work is usually simple but sometimes hard. Whether you are after a demanding emotional healing, or your spirit is just down, these exercises will help you flip your mood into joy, silliness, and creativity — while keeping your mind connected to your goal.
1. The Ridiculous Future Self Sketch
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Grab a pen and draw your “future you” after your goal is achieved — but make it outrageously exaggerated.
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Add silly details: a giant crown made of cupcakes, your dream car shaped like a banana, or a pet parrot that gives you motivational speeches.
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Art skills not required — stick figures win bonus points.
2. One-Minute “Oscar Speech”
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Stand up, hold an imaginary microphone, and thank everyone for helping you reach your goal — including your childhood teddy bear, the person who invented coffee, and your own left foot.
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Go over-the-top. Pretend it’s broadcast worldwide.
3. The Goal Achievement Dance
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Put on an upbeat song and dance for 30–60 seconds as if your goal is already DONE.
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Bonus points if the moves are so silly you make yourself laugh.
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(Optional: keep a private video of it to watch on low-energy days.)
4. Fortune Cookie From the Future
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Write three funny “fortunes” your future self might send you.
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Example:
“Your coffee will be so good, strangers will follow the smell.”
“You will trip… but into an opportunity.”
5. Goal Mascot Challenge
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Look around the room and pick the first random object you see.
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Give it a name and a personality, and declare it your “Goal Mascot.”
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Example: “Sir Stapleton, Knight of Consistency” or “Captain Sock, Keeper of Warm Toes and Warm Dreams.”
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Keep it nearby for moral support.
6. The “Future Text” Trick
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Take your phone and send yourself a text from your future self congratulating you on your achievement.
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Make it short, dramatic, and slightly ridiculous.
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Example: “OMG. You did it. The llama parade was a huge hit. See you at the after-party.”Emotio