Tag: coping

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s tip is to write down your worries and save them for a “worry time.”

There are plenty of things I worry about. Perhaps not as many as others, but I do have concerns and anxiety about different things in my life (work, family, friends, world, etc.).

One of my concerns is with the data community, speakers, and diversity. I worry about this in many facets and am unsure of how to move forward or what to do.

Rather than be concerned, I make some notes, I chat with people about ideas, and I slowly think about it over time. But, I set aside some time to worry about it and let it go most of the time.

Most of the time that works. Not always, but most of the time.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s tip is to look for a positive spin on a difficult situation.

I’ve got a few deadlines coming up at work. These are for some disparate projects, and they all require some effort and work. One is something I tackled, one is something I agreed to, and a couple are things that got thrust upon me.

This creates stress, as I still have my “normal” work as well as some travel.

It would be easy to get upset and angry, to get worried and increase my stress. What I’ve learned to do better is treat these are opportunities. I will get a few things done, learn a few more, and push off some other items do deal with these 3 things.

I’m not always good at this, but when I can do this, everything is a little better. I still have some extra work, but my stress level is better when my attitude is more positive.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s tip is to put a problem into perspective by seeing the bigger picture.

Our fridge died recently. We came back from a trip to find it had died. After moving some things to the garage fridge, and throwing out a lot, we called the manufacturer as this is under warranty. Two weeks later we’re still working through what they will do to fix or replace the fridge.

In the meantime. I trek in and out of the garage for things. It’s a pain when trying to cook. Everyone is annoyed, especially the middle kid. I half think he might just buy a fridge because he’s salaried and living at home.

However, I remind him, and myself, this is a small problem. There are people who can’t afford to replace a fridge and are in our situation. There are people who struggle without a fridge, or for that matter, without food.

The bigger picture is this is really a small annoyance and we can deal with it.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s tip is to shift your mood by doing something you really enjoy.

A different type of tip for a Monday. Usually Friday is when you might aim to do something fun for the weekend. However, let’s shake things up on Monday.

What do I really enjoy? Time with my wife and kids, coaching, yoga, and snowboarding. July in Colorado takes the last one out, but I do enjoy getting outside anyway. For this Monday, I’m going to schedule yoga for the evening.

I do yoga regularly, but I’ve been practicing in the mornings almost exclusively the last few months. There is a great teacher that I enjoy, and I’m scheduling a Monday night to change up my routine and enjoy time with a person that makes me happy.