You wake-up, pay a few invoices, package 50 orders, put out a customer-fire regarding a package that got lost in the mail, promote the new tote bag you’re launching on social media and...it’s noon and you haven’t had breakfast.

Sound familiar? 

First off, if you haven’t read this post on how to put your biz on autopilot, bookmark it + work on implementing over the coming weeks — you’ll never regret actually having time to eat your avocado toast or cuddle your kiddos a few minutes longer in the morning.

Then, print out this list of 10 mantras to use in times of stress and put it somewhere you’ll see it often. 

According to Chantelle Doswell, a licensed counselor and lecturer at Columbia University’s School of Social Work, “Mantras can be helpful for folks with anxiety in two ways: They can focus the mind, and they can provide counter-narratives to anxiety-provoking automatic thoughts.”

We recommend taped to the side of your computer desk, the fridge or your bathroom counter. 

“Life is happening for me, not to me.”

“I get to choose how I feel, and I feel at peace.”

“I create the life I desire.” 

“My body deserves to rest.”

“Everything is happening on schedule.”

“I am enough.”

“It’s just a stressful moment, not a stressful life.”

“I have overcome hard times before and I will again.”

“I can’t pour from an empty cup. I deserve to show myself compassion.”

“I am safe and secure.” 

Tell us: Which one makes you feel the best?