To deal with everyday frustrations like these, employ the ABCD method. The problem with many of our frustrations is that we irrationally expect that totally normal things won’t happen to us.

Ken Blanchard’s ABCD Trust Model was designed to assist leaders to understand the actions that influence building trusting relationships to avoid these pitfalls.

“You need to put yourself first so you can get out of your own way,” says Happy High Status author Viv Groskop.