a buoy while treading water in the ocean Each buoy leads to another and another and before you know it you see the shore on the horizon Putting the effort in and reaching for goals will almost instantaneously help you believe in yourself increase your and make your anxiety seem less daunting STRATEGY OF THE DAY Pick a few strategies from this section that you can incorporate on a daily basis or a different specific focus each day One example would be to label a day Day where mindful of your internal narrative or Errors in Thinking Day where you commit to focusing on what exaggerated or irrational thought patterns may be making you feel anxious Another helpful strategy is to an of your thoughts each day If only for five minutes commit to watching your thoughts go by without becoming attached or actively pushing them away STRATEGY OF THE WEEK Pick a few overarching or general strategies that you can work into your weekly routine at least three times this week They need to take a prolonged period of time just something reasonably achievable for you in the context of your life For example you could incorporate the idea