Is it something I can control? I have found it helps (particularly with financial decisions) to focus on those things that matter and that you have at least some control over. 5.

1. Determine what you can control. In reality, there are many things in life you have zero control over. You can’t force your spouse to change, you can’t prevent a storm from happening, and ...

Knowing what you can’t control frees you up to work on what you can, and that is where results are born. In case you missed Part 1, read "6 Things Actors Have Control Over." Like this advice?

There are things we cannot control and need to accept for our well-being and inner peace. Tightening our grip on the things that we cannot control just fuels feelings of helplessness and despair.

He urges his readers to focus on what they can control rather than what most people do, focus on things that they cannot control. Here are a few examples that he has his readers think through.

Learning skills for psychological flexibility and to, like the serenity prayer says, "accept the things you cannot change," can help. ... Feelings are something we cannot, and should not, control.

1. Determine what you can control. When you find yourself worrying, take a minute to examine the things you have control over. You can’t prevent a storm from coming but you can prepare for it.