Most of us know someone we admire for keeping cool, or for weathering adversity in a manner that is healthy and positive. Use these people as your template when trying to figure out ways you can let go of some of your own stresses. The next time you are having "one of those days", you know the kind, you've overslept, you can't find the right shoes, the car won't start, the babysitter's late, you forgot about a project at work—whatever it is—make an attempt to just step away from it for a minute. Stresses have a way of feeding on themselves. Taking a moment to regain your emotional equilibrium works wonders, and can diffuse a stressful situation.