Gratitude - The three A's of Awesome

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough -
Oprah Winfrey

One of my favorite Ted talks if you're depressed or wanting to avoid depression it's worth checking out.

Task - check out his website (http://1000awesomethings.com)

Then write your own list of things you are grateful for (Even if it's just 1 thing each day). Add to the list, or just read it every morning to make sure you start the day in the right state of mind. The idea is to start to notice just how much you have to be grateful for, If your grateful it's a lot harder to be depressed.
If you can't appreciate what you have you'll never be happy so learn how to appreciate all you have.

Ask better questions

Stop asking yourself 'why is my life so bad?', 'Why does no one like me?' 'Why do I fail at everything?' and focusing on all the crap, Instead ask yourself 'How can I make my life better?' 'What can I do to be more attractive?' 'What are some smaller tasks I can easily win at?' these types of questions will allow you to think of solutions. Focusing on what you can do to improve and actively moving towards a better future (even if it's slow) will lead to a much happier and more meaningful life. Try it for a few days and notice how you feel after answering these questions.

The Rocco Effect - Staying Sane

We panic when there is no structure in our lives or when something breaks our regular structure. So if your regular structure has changes take time to plan out a new one. It will take a while to adjust, but once you do you'll start feeling calmer. Give it a go and notice how much better your life becomes/ Video

The Rocco Effect - Fuck Off!

Do not allow negative thoughts to enter your mind for they are the weeds that strangle confidence. - Bruce Lee How often do you have negative thoughts? I'm guessing more often than you'd like. We wouldn't let others talk to us that way, so why do we allow ourselves? Next time you notice one of these thought reply with 'Fuck off!' and replace it with the opposite though Eg. I'm stupid - Fuck off! - I'm a genius. Both are untrue, but one leads to you feeling rubbish and one leads to you feeling good. Why would you choose to feel rubbish when it's just as easy to feel great? Comic Task 1. Notice your thoughts 2. Tell bad thoughts to 'Fuck off!' 3. Replace thought with the opposite 4. Start feeling great again Journal questions 1. What thoughts have you told to 'Fuck off!'? 2. What have you replaced them with? 3. How do these new thoughts make you feel?

The Rocco Effect

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