| It's not worth getting upset over. |
| I'm not going to let my emotions get involved in that issue. |
| I have no real control over others' behavior, only over my own. |
| I can learn from the experience regardless of how I perform. |
| I can be more effective if I remain calm and objective about the situation. |
| I'll compare myself against myself rather than against others. |
| I can do what I can do, and that is all. |
| I'll survive. |
| I'll do the best I can, and that will be good enough. |
| Five years from now, who will care? |
| There is always a next time. |
| I could have done better, but at least I tried and did something. |
| Other people are going to be different from me - and that's okay. |
| What is the worst thing that can happen? |
| No one can ever cause me pain if I do not allow them to. |
| So what? |
| It's okay to make mistakes - that's how I learn. |
| I can handle it. |
| I hope it happens, but I'm not going to expect it to. |
| It's okay to be me and feel the way I do. |
| Worry won't help solve the problem. |
| I'm a fallible human being (FHB), and that's okay. |
| I can't do anything about it now. |
| Let's put this problem into an eternal perspective. |
| Step by step. |
| I am okay. |
| No one can be loved by everyone. |
| The only way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time. |
| I go in to kick the field goal thinking we are 35 points ahead. |