The 4th A of Stress Management

 Adjust Your Standards
·      Good Enough
o   There are times when it is more than acceptable for you to be okay with “good enough.”  When you haven’t had enough sleep, and its been a long week and you just can’t lift a finger any more, be gentle with yourself and lower that very high bar you set for yourself. We go through bad times and we need to adjust our bar at times, and that is ok, and does not make you any less worthy or deserving as a human being.

·      Focus on the positive
o   Cheesy I know, but it’s true. There is a great deal to be grateful for and sometimes your mood can shift with a change in perspective.  Remind yourself of what you do have and what went right that day. Not everything will be awful....find the light and focus on it.