Improving Your Active Coping

If you’d like to improve your active coping, some of the most important things to keep in mind are:

1. Know what you want; 
2. Recognize sources of threats or frustration; 
3. Possess the psychological freedom to act—take the action that is in your own best interest, not the action that feels easiest; 
4. Be ready to deal with resistance and overcome threats; and 
5. Pursue what you want in a way that is consistent with your values and ideals.