Today I have a specialguestonthechanneltheauthorofinternationalbest-sellingbooks "TheHappinessEquation" and "TheBookofAwesome", NeilPasricha, andhe's gonnatalktoyouabouthowtobecometougher.
I gainedconfidencetomoveoutonmyown, eventuallybegindatingagainandslowlyafterworkingthrough a tonofconfidenceandcomparisonissuesmeetsomeonenewwho I fellinlovewith.
So, forexample, in a recententry I wrote: I willletgoofcomparingmyselftoTimFerriss, I amgratefulforthesmellofwetleavesonmydriveway, I willfocusonwriting a newchapterofmynextbook.
ResearchbyprofessorsRobertEmmonsandMichaelMcCulloughshowthatifyouwritedownfivegratitudes a weekyou'llbemeasurablyhappierandevenphysicallyhealthierover a 10-weekperiod.
Taketheexample I justmentionedaboutyourmombeinggravelyilleven, writingdowngratitudeswillforceyourbraintofindlittlepositivesevenamidst a biggernegativesituation.