Hinterfrage negative Gedanken: "Bin ich wirklich so ein Totalausfall?" "Haben die wirklich über mich gelacht?" Welche andere Erklärung ist möglich? Welche Gegenbeweise habe ich? Was würden andere darüber denken? ProTipp: Denke den Gedanken in einer anderen Sprache!

Fokussiere auf das Positive: Was ist heute gut gelaufen? Was habe ich schon alles erreicht? Was kann ich gut? Was an unserer Beziehung ist schön?

Folge deiner Freude: Unternimm Dinge, die dich glücklich machen. Wähle einen Beruf, der dir Freude bereitet. Mach Aktivitäten, die du schon als Kind gerne gemacht hast.

Hol dir Hilfe: Wenn du nicht weiterweißt. Wenn du nicht mehr kannst. Wenn du den Weg nicht allein gehen willst. Es ist ein Zeichen von Stärke, Unterstützung zu holen!

Lebe deine Stärken: Suche dir ein Umfeld und eine Tätigkeit, in der du deine Stärken zum Einsatz bringen kannst (und nicht ständig versuchst deine Makel zu kaschieren). Wir blühen auf, wenn wir tun können, was uns liegt und worin wir wirklich gut sind.

Genieße häufiger: Und zwar nicht nur nach getaner Arbeit. Genuss verschafft unmittelbar positive Gefühle: Im Vorfeld (= Vorfreude), währenddessen und im Nachhinein (= Schwelgen in positiven Erinnerungen).

Nimm deine Gefühle an: Sie arbeiten nicht gegen, sondern für dich. Sie weisen dich darauf hin, dass ein Bedürfnis verletzt wurde (z.B. Ärger über ungerecht Behandlung) oder dass etwas für dich Bedeutung hat (z.B. Trauer über eine verlorene Freundschaft).

Sei gut zu dir selbst: Immer. Besonders bei Misserfolgen. Besonders in Krisen. Besonders, wenn du ein geringes Selbstwertgefühl hast. Aber eigentlich im Grunde einfach IMMER! Du bist ein Freund, kein Feind. Vergiss das nie.

Sorge für Ausgleich: Auf Anspannung sollte Entspannung folgen. Meditation, Malen, Singen, Spielen, Spazierengehen, Sportmachen, Träumen und Gärtnern sind alles wunderbare Wege, um Stresshormone abzubauen und neue Energie zu tanken.

Komm ins Hier und Jetzt: Denn hier findet das eigentliche Leben statt. Und das ist erstaunlicherweise auch der Zeitpunkt, in dem wir die wenigsten Probleme haben (weil die vergangenen Probleme schon hinter uns liegen und die meisten Sorgen eh nie eintreten).

If a man is going to be an American at all let him be so without any qualifying adjectives, and if he is going to be something else, let him drop the word American from his personal description.

I like being near the top of a mountain. One cant get lost here.

I certainly believe that being in contact with one's spirit and nurturing one's spirit is as important as nurturing one's body and mind. We are three dimensional beings: body, mind, spirit.

Fairy tales to me are never happy, sweet stories. They're moral stories about overcoming the dark side and the bad.

We would like to make it quite clear that we are not migrants into the U.K. But we are the citizens of a state that belongs to the European Union who can take jobs anywhere freely within the European Union.

I dream about 'Cheers.' Like when you go on a diet and you dream of pizza. I always think of those wonderful years. I loved working on it.

Somebody said to me, 'Whenever somebody says your name, a smile comes to their face.' That's a great accolade. I strive to keep it that way.

I'm conservative, and people know where I stand. They can trust me to do what I say I'm going to do. I'm predictable.

The bicycle is a great good. But it can turn nasty if ill employed.

The best author will be the one who is ashamed to become a writer.

I get inspired in certain places. You have to write in places like Amsterdam or Paris or New Zealand, when you're standing on a yacht, looking out at the middle of the ocean.

I don't go out and get arrested anymore. The most extravagant thing I do these days is play golf. I'm like an old man.

I like to invest in companies where I can really add value from my experience, network, etc., so checking out my portfolio of other investments, and my background, will generally give some guidance there.

Second novels are bears. As are other people's expectations for them. I think taking the time you need with the second book is key. Writers spend years and years on their first novels and then are often expected to turn out a second at warp speed, a recipe for failure.

I used to be a freelance journalist, so I had to write fast, but I always found writing nonfiction constraining. I like the freedom of fiction, where I get to invent everything, and tidy, conclusive endings are within my control.

And that's the great thing about living the Christian life and trying to live by faith, is you're trying to get better every day. You're trying to improve.

Candy apple red is my favorite color. It's a powerful color to wear. It's always been that way - I've always been really attracted to that color.

It never occurred to me that I was going to have to talk to a camera. I don't know if I can do this.

I grew up on the South Side of Chicago, north Beverly. It was cool, everybody's cool on the block.

In my own relationships I know that I should break up with someone who doesnt encourage me to be strong and make my own choices and do whats best in my life so if youre dating someone who doesnt want you to be the best person you can be you shouldnt be dating them.

Every movie has its uniqueness. You just do your best and go with it.

If you are a parent, you have probably already realized that your children are always watching what you do. And just as children watch their parents and emulate their behavior, so do employees who are watching their bosses.

When the people who are responsible for our country ask you a direct question, I expect them to accept a direct answer, not to be blackballed because you are telling the truth.

Although we resolutely supported the armed struggle against Batista's tyranny, we were, on principle, opposed to any terrorist action that could cause the death of innocent people.