Vanessa Vella
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Frustration as Fuel

Frustration as Fuel

Sep 27, 2021

Blerg! Frustration! Frustration is frustrating because it comes with feeling STUCK (as well as: irritated, tired, hungry, smash-y, and grumpy) 😤🤬😭 .

Frustration used to shut me down hard. I wouldn’t be able to do anything but stew in my own juices. Now, it actually fuels my fire and gets me to take action - something’s gotta change around here! 💥 . So, what changed? 🤔 .

Emotional Regulation and Equanimity! ⚖️ . Finding that balance between feeling and expressing your emotions without feeling swept away by them is key to being able to think creatively and problem solve while feeling frustrated .

Self-Compassion and Focusing on Self-Care! 💗 . If you value yourself and believe you deserve good things, you’re more likely to take action to recalibrate and come up with solutions instead of giving into to that stuck feeling that comes with frustration .

Growth Mindset! 📈 . Often in life we need to throw noodles at the wall, and that means having a healthy/healthier relationship with failure. We need to be willing to risk doing something totally useless to allow the really good ideas to surface .

How do you relate to frustration? Does it shut you down? Does it fire you up? Let me know in the comments! 🙋‍♀️👇 .

#frustration #solutions #movingforward #motivation

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