1. Recognize the stressor: You need to know the issue causing you stress or identify what needs to be done to help with the stressor
2. Identify alternatives: It is a good idea to have more than one way to fix a stressor. Having a few alternatives in mind will help ease stress.
3. List related factors: You should know and understand the possible road blocks or speed bumps that might cause you to crash or veer off course.
4. Make a choice: A list of alternative ways to reduce stress is most helpful especially if the first approach doesn't work. The list is also helpful if people want to know how you were able to reduce your stress.
5. Rank importance of related factors:
Analyzing your decision-making process is made easier when you prioritize the factors you used to influence your action.