We are getting so used to having instant answers to everything, that when we can’t find what we need, the frustration levels (actually stress levels) go through the roof.

Sometimes, it is better to just put whatever the issue is to one side and come back to it later.
One of the ways I found a long time ago to keep the stress levels down, is to always have a plan ‘B’ for all the things you’re doing.

I’m a stickler for timekeeping (or is that called being OCD these days…) If I have an appointment for 10AM, I’d rather be an hour early than a minute late. I believe this is respectuful to whoever you are meeting, but I’d say that only 1 in 10 appointments that I have, actually happen at the set time – even when I was interviewing people for jobs!

This used to get me very hot under the collar until I realised that actually all I was doing was making myself more stressed.

This is when I moved to my plan ‘B’ approach -

If something doesn’t happen when I planned it to, I make sure that there are half a dozen other things that I can do while I’m waiting. It makes no odds whether I’m seeing the doctor, or putting up a website. My to-do lists always have at least 2 alternatives things I can do if I can’t get the main thing done.

It really helps me to keep a momentum going and along with being less stressed I end up achieving more in the process.

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