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1. Choose to act, or to do what you should you. Don’t wait until you feel that you are in the right mood.

2. Decide to keep on going, and to finish what you’ve started. Don’t allow yourself to give up when you’re only part way through.

3. Be honest with yourself and call yourself on the excuses. They’re often just a cover for not wanting to do something.

4. Plan ahead and break large goals into smaller, short-term goals – and put these on a calendar, and tick them off each day.

5. Remind yourself how great you’ll feel when you have reached your goals.

6. Distinguish what’s important from what feels worthwhile now.

7. Try not to be distracted by the things that eat up time - like gaming, watching movies or just hanging out with friends.

There are habits we can form that make us mentally strong, and set us on a course to success in life. They are simple to apply – but require discipline – until they’re automatic, and a part of who we are. In summary:

1. Don’t look to the world to give you an identity. You need to find yourself, and to be true to yourself.

2. Don’t look to your family and friends for approval. It will be a moving target that you’re missing constantly – and will change with the person whose approval you are seeking.

3. Set your own goals in life and believe in yourself. Decide on what success means for you personally – and know that if you work hard you will reach the goals you’ve set.

4. Expect things to take time. Life is not a race - so take whatever time you need to learn whatever’s needed.

5. Expect to meet with setbacks for you’re always going to meet them. And the obstacles we face will help us stretch and grow.

6. Expect other people to put you down, and for some to walk away, or to walk out of your life. People have their own agendas, and insecurities, and some might have a need to control you in some way. But be true to yourself. Don’t let others’ judgments sway you.

7. Don’t resent others’ gifts, or promotions, or successes. You’re not competing against others. You are on a different road.

1. You can’t change the past.

2. Other peoples’ opinions do not define reality.

3. We each have a different journey and path.

4. Overthinking leads to torment and depression.

5. Happiness is an inside job.

6. Change your thinking, change your life.

There is a wealth of information on the symptoms and signs, and the treatments for the illnesses the DSM describes. However, perhaps less has been written on good mental health, and what it means to function well, and thrive, in life.

So, what does it mean to have good mental health? It means demonstrating the following:

1. Feeling good about yourself; accepting that we have both strengths and weaknesses; understanding that change takes time, and is a process.

2. Being able to manage your emotions so that you don’t feel overwhelmed or controlled by feelings of anxiety, fear, anger, rage, hatred, love, jealousy, etc.

3. Being able to form and enjoy stable, lasting and satisfying relationships with others.

4. Feeling comfortable, and at ease, around other people.

5. Not taking life too seriously; being able to laugh at yourself and others.

6. Respecting yourself, your beliefs, values, viewpoints, choices, decisions and actions. Also, respecting others and their right to think, choose, decide and act for themselves.

7. Being able to accept and cope with life’s disappointments.

8. Being able to cope with life’s demands and effectively manage problems we encounter in life.

9. Being able to think for yourself, and to arrive at your own decisions.