70 ways to Maintain Your Cool during Crises

Maintaining your sanity during difficult times -Maintaining your cool during crisis -Maintaining your sanity in the insane world

In this article you will learn - 70 ways to create the practice to help you remain calm and in control during crisis

There are people who can maintain their calm during crisis of any type - in the coolest ways - because I am not one of them - I envy these people.

I lose my self-control, cool, mental-equilibrium and composure - very fast and quite easily - in many situations and with many people - almost every day.

Because of my this personality-disposition - I continuously try to learn ways get back my self-control fast - but I have experience that this happens only after I have managed to create embarrassment for myself.

My this panic-mindset of mine also has a beneficial aspect - in most cases it puts me into crisis-action-mode - of working on finding and applying solutions for this exigency - which at times delivers good outcomes too.

This corona pandemic has shaken and shocked many people and disrupted there whole life-directions and meaning as well as purpose.

Some people have slipped into living in total panic and stress mode - whereas many have become indifferent to the situation.

How many of you - at times wish earnestly - to forget that the chaos and the problems of outside world.

How many of you want to be in a serene place and enjoy the scenery and ignore the rising-unemployment and poverty, inflation, riots, polarization, mayhem caused by the state-sponsored terrorism and disease etc.[all these are the facts and not exaggerated fiction].

How many of you are going through a tough trying-times right-now - which is making you forget all the good as well as positive aspects of your life and only focus on the negativities.

Our ability to remain calm and happy in any situation will give us the gift of emotional, mental, physical and social wellbeing and positivity.

70 ways to create the practice to help you remain calm and in control during crisis - given randomly and not in any specific priority [please create you're your own order of priority]

• 1.Like in all my blogs all the one-sentence advices have detailed do-it-yourself articles on most topics among 900+ blogs in both of my websites
• 2.I have tried few of the following - one time or another - and as they were effective in some situation and with some person - i am listing below for you to try and get the benefits if it works for you.
• 3.But you need to understand that - there is no magic that can be turned on - when you face any setback or crisis or sudden-disruptive situations - practice of remaining cool has to start when things are actually calm and you are in control
• 4.If the time was tough and you made mistakes or could not live up to your expectations - that is perfectly alright - as times have been generally challenging since the outbreak of corona
• 5.Exercise of the types that make you catch your breath - has always been a great diversion from the stressors and also while i am walking i find i am able to focus more on exploring the options and solutions more objectively
• 6.Even if you can't go to gym or walk - there are many stretching and yoga-exercises you can do at home without props or equipment
• 7.Whenever you can - get outside in the nature or sunshine
• 8.When it is possible - purposely - accept challenging assignments and jobs which have elements of inspiration, thrill and growth
• 9.Work on whatever and whoever make you - nervous, anxious, scared and lost or confused - take these as opportunity for growth and areas of development which they are
• 10.Use creativity to find solutions, alternatives and different perspectives
• 11.Expand your social and professional network - explore connecting with people virtually as well
• 12.If you can - explore creative ways to help people who are struggling - with what you have and whatever little you can - your little could mean big for someone - creating joy for others often makes us feel blissful and blessed
• 13.Train your mind to jump back to your area of control - asap - from all the negativities - by finding what little you can do in - all that you can't do
• 14.Explore creative ways to make yourself engaged meaningfully - choose from playing games to reading books to watching intelligent comedies like tom-jerry or laurel-hardy or the lucy-show
• 15.If possible play team-games on the field - like soccer, badminton, tennis etc.
• 16.If you find yourself living in the past [learn to let go and move-on] – try to get back to the present and future through taking actions in the present
• 17.You can't go and change your past as no one can undo what has already happened - but - you can surely minimize the effects of mistakes in future
• 18.Learn to become aware - when you start overthinking and overanalyzing and come out of this defeating mental-state
• 19.Bring your focus finding and applying the solutions - rather than on the problem
• 20.Instead of ignoring your negative, painful and uncomfortable emotions - feel them by becoming aware - and recognize them as the indicator of change
• 21.Learn to look at your fear in its eyes
  learn to trust your gut-feelings and instincts - press pause - if you feel too anxious, panicky or scared and work on overcoming
• 22.Spend relaxing time with your loved ones in your family and friends – in good times as well as in turbulent times
• 23.Do not withdraw and try to show false bravery and courage - seek help by interacting with your trusted friends, family-member and your real well-wishers
• 24.Get a fresh perspective by sharing your emotional turmoil with trusted people
• 25.Avoid watching news-channels
• 26.Avoid negative and toxic people -exactly the same way - if you knew that they have most infectious and damaging infections
• 27.Fake news is fake and it creates more chaos - stop believing all that you hear
• 28.In the gloom, doom, fear and panic phase - will yourself to look for the positivities and opportunities - like how your loved ones support you and how you can bond with them easily
• 29.Eat and cook healthy and nourishing meals - many junk-foods, fast foods and soft-drinks creates more palpitations and are harmful
• 30.Read hardcover real books
• 31.Find the type of meditation which is right for you and meditate everyday
• 32.Just like capturing happy moments with my camera - create your memory-bank of happy cherish-able memories
• 33.Do fun activities as a family
• 34.Prioritize self-care - take time for yourself for your personal health and well-being
• 35.Learn to enjoy whatever you are working on
• 36.Learn to recharge, rejuvenate and revitalize yourself
• 37.Focus on one task at a time
• 38.Take small steps - maintain consistency taking actions and of follow-through
• 39.When you going through bad times create something
• 40.Understand thatit's ok to not feel ok - time to time - but after a short period of inactivity you have also to learn to bounce-back
• 41.Adopt simple practices for stress reduction
• 42.Get 6-8 hours of sleep each night
• 43.Learn to breathe as panic-control - by practicing multiple types of breathing exercises adopting long and slow deep breaths, even for only 30 seconds, helps provide perspective in the midst of chaos. The key is to shift one's attention to the breath, nothing else
• 44.Get up at your normal work time - do your regular morning chores, routine and rituals
• 45.Start and end your day normally - maintain your normal routines
• 46.Force yourself to avoid or limit alcohol or any other substance you are using to numb the anxiety and fear or feelings of doom and gloom
• 47.Stop reading and following medical advice given by unqualified experts through social media or tv or any other advertisements
• 48.Google cannot and should not be your financial, medical, or relationship
• 49.Instead train your mind to develop emotional stability - protect your mind by controlling what you feed to it
• 50.Switch your thoughts by focusing on your blessings-catalogue - for this journal all your life's positives in a notebook - which you can read when things are spinning out of control for you
• 51.Pay attention and listen to your body - if you are hungry, nourish it with good quality nutritious food
• 52.Let go of your need to control the outcome and the urge that you must always control everything - this is impossible
• 53.Be aware of your perceptions and assumptions and challenge these regularly and also seek object outside perspective on them
• 54.Prioritize know what is most important for you and your loved ones right now
• 55.Become comfortable saying no - this is not the time3 to please others
• 56.Remove yourself from the situation - make a physical movement
• 57.Develop coping strategies when all is well for the worst case scenarios
• 58.Take breaks and relax
• 59.Learn to have fun in life
• 60.Learn to enjoy the small things
• 61.Immerse yourself in something which occupies your mind
• 62.Understand that it is your responsibility
• 63.Create a practice of becoming disciplined and organized
• 64.Step back and assess the situation
• 65.Learn outside your comfort zone
• 66.Mix confidence and hope with realism
• 67.Adapt your personal operating model
• 68.Set your intention
• 69.Regulate your reactions
• 70.Reframe your perspective
• 71.Manage your energy