Short messages on Positive change from Respect Yourself, the guidance site for young people to help make good decisions in life.
Knowledge alone is not what creates high performance. Closing the gap between what we know and what we do will have far more impact on performance than any additional knowledge we might gain.
When you blame others, you give away your power to get something fixed – so instead involve people to create something greater than the problem you are trying to solve.
When you are living in the moment, you know that this moment leads to the next one; that life is a series of connected moments. You make conscious decisions – based on your beliefs and values – and you take responsibility for your choices.
Assertiveness is based on balance. It requires being forthright about your wants and needs while still considering the rights, needs, and wants of others.
“Assertiveness” is the ability to speak up for ourselves in a way that is honest and respectful, and helps us do the things we want to do. This skill can be learned.
Mindfulness enables you to experience and appreciate your life instead of rushing through it, constantly trying to ‘be’ somewhere else – including dwelling in the past, or in the future.
Never doubt yourself. Doubt is only a thought and feeling. Break through the barrier of doubt to better yourself. Doubts are part of life; act in spite of them.
Create a charter as a school or group to make bullying unacceptable. Define rules and guidelines for how you should all treat each other and work together to make a positive difference everyday.
You can’t please all the people all of the time; it can be liberating to let people think whatever they want – they’re going to do it anyway. Accept it. Then let it go!
If we perceive our results as failure instead of feedback, we can feel sorry for ourselves. If we accept that every result we get in life is simply feedback, whether it’s positive or negative, each situation will present us with a learning opportunity.