• Build Confidence - identify your abilities and weaknesses together, accept them, build on them and do the best with what you have.
• Accept Compliments - many of us have difficulty accepting kindness from others but we all need to remember the positive strokes when times gets tough.
• Make Time for Family and Friends - these relationships need to be nurtured; if taken for granted they will not be there to share life's joys and sorrows.
• Give and Accept Support - - friends and family relationships thrive when they are "put to the test".
• Create a Meaningful Budget - financial problems cause stress. Over-spending on our "wants" instead of our "needs" is often the culprit.
• Volunteer - being involved in community gives a sense of purpose and satisfaction that paid work cannot.
• Manage Stress - we all have stressors in our lives but learning how to deal with them when they threaten to overwhelm us will maintain our mental health.
• Find Strength in Numbers - sharing a problem with others who have had similar experiences may help you find a solution and will make you feel less isolated.
• Identify and Deal with Moods - we all need to find safe and constructive ways to express our feelings of anger, sadness, joy and fear.
• Learn To Be At Peace with Yourself - get to know who you are, what makes you really happy, and learn to balance what you can and cannot change about yourself.

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