Overcome Frustration
Today's article is about something that can wind you up and take so much out of you. Because it not only sucks energy but also distracts you and can steal quite a bit of time. It’s about frustration . And what you can do about it when it threatens to suck you down into negativity. Let me share 3 steps to turn such a state of mind or day around. Step 1: Be here now. When you are frustrated then you are often somewhere in the future in your mind. Somewhere you wish you would be. Or you are reliving a stumble or failure from your past. Snap out of those head spaces and calm down by focusing your mind and attention on what is now, right here at this moment. You can do so by for example focusing on your breathing. So sit down, close your eyes and just focus on the air going and out of your nose for 1-2 minutes. Take calm and slightly deeper breaths than usual and breathe with your belly and not your chest. Step 2: Appreciate what you do have. After you have pulled your attention ba...