A positive attitude is your best coping strategy. A positive attitude is hard to describe.  It can’t be taught or learned.  It develops personally through a conscious effort to act and react in ways that yield the best consequences.  It’ may be hard work amidst challenges, but after awhile, the conscious act becomes a state of mind. 

Perhaps as Faculty Coaches, one of our most important attributes as we lead our faculty by example, and encourage their faculty development, is a positive attitude. It's motivational and contagious, and can facilitate coping strategies among our instructors amidst teaching loads and multiple responsibilities!