Most of my complaints are related to my job.
The common ones:
- I’d like to work full-time instead of part-time.
- Sometimes there aren’t enough people scheduled for a shift.
- One of my coworkers is a slacker.
There isn’t much I can do about the first two things. I need to accept them and move forward. I’ll either get a full-time job at my current employer or find one somewhere else. The schedule is set by my boss then often trimmed by her boss to meet a target set by her boss and so on. I cannot change this.
The third item is something I can change, if only a little bit. I can and have addressed the issue with the coworker. Also, I can discuss complain about his performance with my supervisor. Unfortunately, that’s a double-edged sword because my coworker can retaliate by complaining about me, truthfully or not.
Positive self-talk before and during work helps. It keeps me from slacking myself or being rude to customers because I’m in a bad mood. Customers are often angry because they’ve had to wait for a long time for assistance. My attitude can help or hurt the outcome of our interaction.
My professional career would have been more successful if I’d learned this when I was much younger. It’s good for me and my relationships with others that I’m learning it now. There will always be challenging times in life. It’s best to approach them with a clear mind than it is with one muddled and mired.
A Different Way 
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