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How to Overcome Frustration: 3 Simple but Effective Steps

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Frustration. It winds you up and can take so much out of you. Because it not only sucks energy but also distracts you and can steal quite a bit of time. So what can you do? Well, sometimes that frustration can actually be a positive and can give you a new idea or angle on things. Or it can give you the power to keep going just a little bit more until you reach your goal. But when you start going in circles, when the frustration just makes you mad or your mind foggy and the day is starting to slip through your fingers then there are steps you can take. There are ways to turn such a state of mind or day around. Into something better. Into something more helpful. And into something that will make you feel better again. 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 headspaces and calm down by focusin