To manage frustration in a positive way 8 things, make life better.

Like anything else, frustration can be a powerful opportunity to learn.

During difficult times it’s easy to get frustrated as options seem limited and barriers appear insurmountable.

Confidence is achieved by navigating these obstacles with poise, finesse and reemerging with greater clarity and conviction.

Unfortunately, many people give up when they encounter massive roadblocks.

They allow frustration to prevail and build on the catastrophic thinking that coincides with feeling overwhelmed.

So, what can we do when we're feeling frustrated and viable options seem elusive?

“Frustration, although quite painful at times, is a very positive and essential part of success”.?― Bo Bennett

Here are 8 suggestions for managing frustration in a positive way:

Pause

It’s not easy to step away from a frustrating situation, but we need to pause and contemplate our approach.?By taking a break and reevaluating our options we gain clarity and focus.?It's also an excellent opportunity to recalibrate our attitude.

Good emotions

The evidence is clear, people that believe in something bigger than themselves enjoy more happiness if life.?They also have faith, hope and express love more frequently.?These emotions are consistent with positive momentum and prevent the backward regression that coincides with ruminating.?When wrestling with frustration, never lose touch with the good emotions that improve our mood and uphold our values.?

Noise reduction

By slowing down and emphasizing a commitment to personal health, we engage in activities that reduce stress and liberate our imagination.?We also reflect and put things into perspective.?Our situation is normally much less dire that we think.?Being mindful of our frustration, we can eliminate the noise that often obscures our ability to recognize the best options when confronting big challenges.

“Nothing frustrates team members more than leaders who can't make up their minds”. John Maxwell

Prioritize and decide

As leaders we often encounter problems that require making difficult decisions.?Once we decide, move on.?Don’t let frustration linger in the wake of making hard choices.?Stay focused on the course you’ve selected and don’t second guess yourself.?Once you’ve weighed all the options, pick the best alternative and make success top priority. We can always make adjustments along the way.?

Let goals be your guide

It’s easy to get inundated with the emotions that surround difficult decisions and lose sight of the small steps required to improve the situation.?Feeling overwhelmed often leads to inaction.?We feel paralyzed and unmotivated.?Procrastination is an easy alternative.?Toss in worry and fear and it's easy to feel stuck.?Concentrate on setting small goals and taking action to improve our predicament.?Staying positive is incredibly powerful.

See the outcome

Once we get stuck it's easy to focus on the obstacle and neglect visualizing success.?Most people get so consumed with frustration they fail to appreciate the importance of remaining positive.?If we dwell on negative emotions, it impairs our vision.?Embracing a positive mindset will enable us to see a more promising outcome.?

Stay in control

It’s easy to believe that someone else controls our destiny.??When we get fired it seems our boss has all the control.?They don’t.?You do.?They probably just did you favor.??Maybe you didn’t really like your job or felt unappreciated.?Now is the time to dramatically improve your professional situation and move forward.?By taking full responsibility we remove the need to stay trapped in a web of blame and outrage that results in remaining stuck.?

Love the process and stay focused

Being frustrated can result in loss of ambition and feeling discouraged.?Young entrepreneurs are especially susceptible.?If we don’t learn to love the process our happiness is contingent upon large victories, which prevents embracing the daily gyrations associated with success.??By learning to love the process we stay focused and have a realistic relationship with success.?It’s a great way to keep daily frustration in check.?

“I’ve come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy”.?― Tony Robbins

Sum it up

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About Steve:

Steve Wohlenhaus is CEO of Weatherology, the leading company in the world at disseminating audio weather information.??Steve began his career as a major market television weather anchor in Minneapolis, where he received several Emmy Awards for science programming.?Steve is an author and host of the podcast program Anatomy of Success.?Reach out and connect with me on LinkedIn.?Learn more about my work and grab the free Weatherology mobile app by clicking any picture in this article!