9 - Final Reminders - Lessons of Life

These ideas will help you to enhance your self-growth.

• Accept yourself as you are. Acknowledge your differences. Rely on your own judgment rather than planning your life around the acceptance of others.
• No one can diminish your self-esteem unless you let that happen.
• Remember your right to personal happiness that comes from within.
• Encourage spontaneity in your life.
• Meet problems decisively; relax when they are over.
• Do not pass up an opportunity to tell people you care about them.
• Be pleasant in your conversations and behaviour. If you are having a bad day, do not make others suffer too.
• Put every effort you can into the present moment to make it emotionally successful.
• Establish a healthy balance in your life. Be realistic but also keep self-critical thoughts in their place.
• Do not be afraid to try something you think you cannot do. Life is full of surprises!
• Live each day fully. Enjoy life today; yesterday is gone, and tomorrow may never come. Be grateful for good health; it is the cornerstone of happiness—more significant than wealth or achievements.
• Laughing at your worries reduces their threat to you. Tell your problems to people you trust. Friends offer valuable networks of support.
• Love yourself first and most.
• Keep your dreams. Personal excellence elevates your mood and increases your confidence.

Kevin Costner is a very successful movie star and director. One of his well, known movies is “Dances with Wolves”. After college, he quit his first job with a marketing firm and was unemployed for six months. Then, for another six months, he worked in the movies as a stage hand until he got his big break.