Short messages on Positive change from Respect Yourself, the guidance site for young people to help make good decisions in life.
You can choose what words from others that you let into your heart. Don’t let bad ones in and certainly don’t believe them – you’re the only expert on yourself and know what’s right and what’s wrong.
The difference between who you are and who you want to be…is what you do. It is your action that will change the world.
“I always wondered why somebody doesn’t do something about that. Then I realized I am somebody.” – Lily Tomlin
“Tell the negative committee that meets inside your head to sit down and shut up.” – Ann Bradford
“Instead of seeking to be the best in the world, think about seeking to be the best for the world.” – Richard Barrett
If you make the same mistakes over and over, don’t get discouraged. Re-assess your approach. Don’t be hard on yourself; understand why you failed and get over it, then get on with it.
Don’t form your opinion of yourself based on what someone else thinks of you.
Putting things back where you got them from ensures you always know where important things are. Don’t learn this the hard way; change your habits now and make it part of the way you do things.
Treat other people the way they like being treated. You make a great impression by focusing on their likes, not yours.
Perseverance: identify your goal, plot a course, prepare, take the 1st step, when and if you fail note what caused this then get back up and try again.