Cultivate extra self-confidence by choosing one item from your “strengths list” and honing it further until it turns into something you can be even more proud of. Actively direct your attention to creating the kind of experiences you want in life and becoming the person you want to be.
Write down an actual list, and refer to it often to remind yourself of your strengths. This might include your natural talents, your learned skills, your achievements, your dreams, and even your healthy relationships.
Mourn your mistakes fully, learn from them, and make amends where possible. Then forgive yourself, and let go of the past so that you can move forward, knowing you’ve done your best.
Sometimes the best way to solve your own problems is to help someone else.
Growing is a slow process. It’s okay if you’re not where you want to be now. With hard work and care, you will get there in time.
Low emotional intelligence: you might be oversensitive to other people’s feelings in response to you, obsess about problems until you find a concrete solution, frequently feel a flood of emotions that you can’t attribute to a specific life event: you may feel bad far more often than you feel good.
If you have high emotional intelligence, you likely regulate your emotions well; handle uncertainties and difficulties without excessive panic, stress, and fear; and avoid overreacting to situations before knowing the full details.
Emotional intelligence: you understand what’s going on in your head and heart; you don’t make hasty decisions on impulse; you can motivate yourself to delay gratification; you listen to, understand, and relate to other people well; you’re able to focus on other people.
Shame vanishes when you receive support and understanding from others. We must stop trying to appear perfect by keeping our perceived flaws a secret and going it alone.
by TeenagersWithExperience
We asked ten of our fabulous members what their top tip is when it comes to being happy. Here is what they said.