Motivate Yourself

When things go well,

Give yourself prizes, make your favorite food, go out with a friend you missed, read that book or watch the movie you love but haven’t had the time for lately, stay home all day, take a bath, play with your pet--anything that makes the day more enjoyable for you.

Share your milestones with a friend and ask them to celebrate with you ~ seeing their joy and pride and hearing their encouragement can be a big motivation, 7cups forums can be used the exact same way

Write that you are proud of yourself and what exactly for, read it aloud to yourself three times.

When things get tough,

Treat yourself like a friend you care for. Be kind to yourself. If a friend or loved one, even a stranger was going through the exact same situation and was being as hard as you to themselves, would you guilt them and be down on them?

Remind yourself that you have made it through a worst time of your life before.

Give yourself time: do self care, vent to someone either in real life or in cups, and remember, it’s okay not to be okay.