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We've all had our share of bad days at work...and when something bad happens right at the start of the day it can have a snow-ball effect on the rest of the day, right?  Next thing you know you're losing patience with customers and all you want to do is just go home and hide under the covers for the rest of the day...

Well, Meredith Matthews of My Lemonade Stand has 10 Ways to Turn Around a Bad Day at Work (via The Engaging Brand Blog).  In my experience, the best thing that works for me is to take a 10 minute break, go outside and just clear my head.  Perhaps go get a cup of coffee - that always puts a smile on my face, especially if it's a mocha with lots of whip cream ;) 

What also works:  Make the choice to have a better day.  Tell yourself you're going to have a better day...You may think it's silly, but even writing it down a few times helps!  Remember back in the day when the teacher made you write on the chalk board if you did something bad?  Same concept...