The Art of Learned Optimism

1. Act as if you're an optimist-- play it out until it becomes you.
2. Be lfexible: after all if you can't bend a little you'll end up cracking or breaking.
3. Do things you enjoy.
4. Eat: don't skip meals, optimism, hardiness, and resilience require energy.
5. Surround yourself with optimists.
6. Sleep: teens need nine hours per night!
7. Excersize daily.
8. Listen to music: HAPPY MUSIC!
9. Practice positive thinking each morning: don't allow your first thoughts to be pessimistic.
10. Smile
11. Laugh
12. Serve others.
13. Find and focus on the good in yourself and others.
14. Believe that actions determine outcomes.
15. Live according to your beliefs and values.

xoxo nikki