End Your Pity Party

Give yourself a day to acknowledge that you’re not a multi-millionaire or famous actress, you don’t own your dream home, you’re not married, you don’t have kids or you didn’t achieve whatever you set out to do right out of high school.

Then get over it. Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and in the famous words of Queen Elsa, “Let it go.” You’re only holding yourself back by not moving on.

List Your Accomplishments

So you didn’t climb Mount Everest,but you did go on a few hikes, and that’s something. Don’t down play your achievements – list them proudly. You may even see a trend and realize that you like something that you did not even realize. Perhaps you are really good at keeping a journal, and you should let that love of writing progress into an accomplishment you didn’t expect.

Don’t Be Defined By Your Failures

The disappointments and heartaches you experience along your path are what shape you into the person you are now. It may not be what you wanted to happen, but don’t let it define you. Use it as fuel to make yourself the best version of you. Use those lessons to make you stronger and share your knowledge with others. You are not your mistakes. Remember to move on when you are struggling.