The complete list of all life-guiding messages for young people – click the titles for further information
For every one negative “fact” you’ve decided about yourself, there are other tens of positive facts about you. Choose what to notice about yourself, and value the strengths that you have.
Low self-esteem can cause you to notice and accept as true only the negative facts about yourself.
“Cognitive empathy” is “perspective taking” – our ability to identify and understand other peoples’ emotions.
“Affective empathy” refers to the sensations and feelings we get in response to others’ emotions – mirroring what that person is feeling, or just feeling stressed when we detect another’s fear or anxiety.
To get over jet lag quickly, adjust to your destination as soon as possible. Set your watch to the time at your destination as soon as you board the plane and try to eat and sleep according to appropriate times in your destination.
Prepare a kit of travel health essentials, including sunscreen, medications, painkillers, antiseptic, insect repellent and anti-diarrhoea pills.
Empathetic listening and acknowledgement means giving someone the chance to feel like they fit into the order of the world.
“Empathy” is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another, experiencing how they are feeling from their perspective.
No matter how you perceive your looks, how smart you are, how wealthy you are, how many friends you have: you can build up your self-esteem because it’s up to you to give yourself value.
It’s okay to let go of everything and everyone that stops you achieving the best you. If something isn’t going well, try a different way.