When things are going our way, life is so easy.

Somehow we expect it to keep going our way.

But when things get tough – bad breaks, bad decisions, disappointment – things seem to get a whole lot tougher.

Winning streaks come easy, but adversity introduces us to ourselves and those around us.

It requires a plan and some positive self-talk.

• List every accomplishment – small or large, in all areas of your life – for the past year.  Read that list every day.  Add to it.  You’ll never have to subtract.
• Recall three of the biggest disappointments of your past life – then, give yourself credit for how you got through it.
• My secret weapon is that I know good luck doesn’t have my name written on it every day of my life, but I never forget that we have ups and downs so that when I have a down, I know what’s coming next.
• Try to level your emotions.  For some of us that may be difficult.  Keep expectations low and motivation high and you will almost never be disappointed.
• When you’re really down, change the subject.  Take the focus off you for a while and direct it kindly and lovingly toward someone else.

“If you don’t like something about yourself, fix it, but if you can’t fix it accept it and learn to love it because you can’t be anyone else” – Sonya Parker

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