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The mindset you adopt when approaching a stressful situation can affect your reaction and success in dealing with it. Stress itself is not inherently bad, but how you manage it is important.
Each successful encounter with a difficult situation enables your hardiness factor to grow.
The mindset you adopt when approaching a stressful situation can affect your reaction and success in dealing with it.
Some people get through difficult times by becoming more engaged and more challenged.
Where we see ourselves and our sense of control over the things around us play important roles in our ability to overcome the challenges that we encounter in life.
Build commitment:
- Take time to think about what is important and interesting to you.
- Increase your skills and competence in an area that is important to you.
- Take pride in your past successes and achievements.
- Remember the good things in life and count your blessings.
- Spend time with family, friends, and people you care about.
- Pay attention to what’s going on in the world around you.
Be up for the challenge:
- Look at changes as opportunities to learn and get better.
- Ask yourself, “What can I learn from this?” whenever you fail at something.
- Be willing to change your plans to meet changing conditions.
- Try out new things.
- Take reasonable risks.
- Imagine future positive outcomes.
- Do not dwell on past disappointments. Learn, forgive, and look ahead.
Take Control:
- For difficult jobs, break them into manageable pieces so that you can see the progress.
- Plan ahead and gather the right tools and resources for the task.
- Ask for help when you need it.
- Recognize your successes.
- When you cannot solve the problem, focus on other things you can control.
What was true for you when you became more engaged, more challenged, and more in control during difficult times?
Dr. Steven Stein is a world-renowned clinical psychologist, international best-selling author, sought-after speaker, and founder and Executive Chair of Multi-Health Systems (MHS), a publisher of scientifically validated assessments for over 40 years. His most recently published books include Emotional Intelligence for Dummies and Hardiness: Making Stress Work for You to Achieve Your Life Goals. You can learn more about Dr. Stein on his website.