Patience is particularly necessary when you are working with other people to accomplish something, which is becoming more norm all time. In fact we never really accomplish something alone. It takes patience to convince others, to coordinate efforts, to work out politics, to forge a team. If you lack Emotional Intelligence, and therefore let your emotions get better of you, you will give in to frustration and obstacles. In order to have patience, you must be able to understand and manage your own emotions and those of others, because in every task there are setbacks and challenges, and people can become discouraged.

Patience, pazienza, Geduld, paciencia, la patience … in today’s multicultural world, we are going to need more and more.

“Ask experienced, not learned,” say Arabs, because “wit” Shakespeare talks about comes with diligence of time and patience, not just book learning. There are things in every field and every endeavor we can only learn through patience of time.

You can make haste in beginning what you want to accomplish. It is said that famous French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener complained it was a slow-growing tree that wouldn’t reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall allegedly replied, “In that case, there is no time to lose. Plant it this afternoon!”

Whatever you’ve set out to accomplish, don’t waste any time beginning. But once you have started, remember that it will take patience, which requires “wit” and not “witchcraft.” Keep your eye on goal, keep your head about you, manage your emotions, and be willing to persevere.

·Express your gratitude to people at work who help you or makes things run more smoothly.

But don’t stop with these ideas.

Discuss this concept with your colleagues, employees and family. Ask them for suggestions. When we take part in planning and figure things out, we’re more invested.

No matter how “bad” you think your day has gone, there are dozens of things that go well. Burning dinner amounts to an hour’s worth of time, while you successfully completed grocery-shopping, found a parking place, cleaned kitchen, found perfect gift for your mother-in-law, read to children, and many other things.

You may have failed to get a donation from a certain donor, but you engaged some new volunteers, organized your office filing system, got a call from press, got a grant accepted, and got a compliment from your boss on how well things were going.

When we focus only on what goes wrong, we magnify it way out of proportion. From minute you wake up in morning feeling good and having a house and food on table, to time you tuck children in bed at night and crawl into clean sheets with your honey, there is much to be grateful for.

Focusing on positive, and being grateful for what goes right, feels good, works out, and succeeds can make your day go a lot better – and possibly affect your health as well.