If you're finding yourself often in these repetitive situations, it's probably time to take a look at the bigger picture and ask yourself what could have been done differently
Learn to be a mental ninja - take a minute to evaluate the situation and have the agility to handle each situation as its own
Create your own opportunities from tough situations
Allow yourself to be mentally flexible
"Intellectual agility demands constantly challenging our own paradigms - instead of immediately challenging those of others (managers, subordinates, clients, etc) - in order to shift the situation from annoying and potentially explosive to educational and harmonious. "