Ask yourself

 Ask yourself

Any time you catch yourself feeling down,

examine your thoughts. Ask yourself: what am

I thinking? Is it really true? Do I know for

certain? Is there another way I could look at

this that’s also true but less painful?

We have great power to make ourselves

unhappy with our thoughts. In fact, there are

ten common things that people think, that

make them miserable and just aren’t true.17

 Other people’s opinion of you is crucial, and

if they reject you, it means you’re worthless.

There are tons of counter-examples for this.

How many great artists and writers never got

published or accepted until after their death?

There will always be people who think you’re

great and people who don’t. Look for what you

can learn from the people who don’t, but

otherwise, ignore them. If you believe you’re

doing the right things, that’s all that matters.

(If you don’t, you’ll never be happy. Change

what you’re doing until you do!)