Keeping options open

This can be difficult when we prefer one outcome over another, as we tend to focus on that outcome and think about it in detail.

The risk in doing this is that we're likely to be disappointed if it doesn't eventuate.

We need to try and remember that there is always more than one option, and if we focused on all options as much as we focus on our favourite, we'd realise this.

Being flexible now reduces the chances that we will feel stressed later.