Steps Can Keep You In The Cool Zone

Tue., Feb. 1, 2000

The (Colorado Springs) Gazette

Consider taking these steps to keep you in the cool zone:

1.Live with purpose. Have a sense of who you are and what life stands for.

2.Enhance your self-awareness to prevent cranky behaviors before they take hold.

3.Quit judging others. Take the energy you put into criticizing others and channel it toward your own behavior.

4.Capitalize on your innate wisdom. Trust what you know and start practicing healthy behaviors.

5.Make conscious choices. Accept that you’re really not a victim of circumstances; you’re the victim of a poor choice - letting someone else ruin your mood.

6.Think of yourself as a winner in the game of life. Celebrate the positives and learn from the negatives.

7.Surround yourself with support. Avoid naysayers.

8.Replace negative emotions with positive ones. Quit worrying about trivial matters.

9.Stay connected. Invest in your relationships and enrich them.

10.Choose compassion over crankiness. Your heart can’t hold contempt and kindness at the same time, so choose the one that best serves you.

From “Why is Everyone So Cranky?”

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