How I Stayed Calm When Everything Went Wrong (and How You Can, Too)

Tanya Rinsky Coaching
Jun 23
2 min read

Last week, a friend cleaned up my laptop — and unintentionally deleted a profile. The next day, I turned on my computer and discovered all my passwords and bookmarks were gone.

Every link—my website login, email, Facebook, Zoom, etc.—vanished in an instant.

Can you feel the stress? You’re not alone.

🚨 What the cost of stress looks like

Before, I would’ve lost my temper—blaming everyone and everything. But this time, I stayed calm and got to work.

I could have reacted differently:

I could’ve wasted hours in panic.
I could’ve felt helpless.
I could’ve let a tech mistake derail my day.

Instead, because I practiced being present and asking empowering questions, I prevented stress from escalating.

But most people don’t act—here's what happens:

Time drains while you're stuck in blame and regret.
You stay stuck in old patterns, reacting rather than responding.
And those productivity glitches compound—one tech fail grows into a day lost, a week off-balance, a month of frustration.

👉 Every day you don’t train your mindset is another day you're drifting into chaos.

How to turn it around—before it costs you more

Ask yourself in challenging moments:

“What do I have control over right now?”
“How do I want to show up?”
“What experience do I choose today?”

Practice this until it becomes your default in stress.

Don’t lose more days feeling overwhelmed

Every moment you skip this practice gives stress more power. Every day you don't start is another chance to get stuck in the same old cycle—punishing yourself or others when life glitches.

But it doesn’t have to stay that way.