When life is hard, use compassionate words in self-talk, such as “I am resilient” and “I have grit.”

Resilient grit

When life is hard, use compassionate words in self-talk, such as, I am resilient, and I have grit.

Words matter. They create real-world results. Notice how you feel when you call yourself lazy versus recharging or restoring your energy.

Recharge

Words matter. They create real-world results. Notice how you feel when you call yourself lazy. How do you feel when you say you are recharging or restoring your energy? Just as you need to recharge your phone or car, you yourself need to take time out to recharge.

When your future feels uncertain, say, “I can handle this feeling of uncertainty and stay with it.”

Uncertain future

When your future feels uncertain, you can say to yourself, I can handle this feeling of uncertainty and stay with it. I can use my strengths to improve myself and to handle the uncertain future.

Replace self-criticism with self-celebration. If something goes poorly, tell yourself, “I’m practicing getting better.”

Getting better

Replace self-criticism with self-celebration. If you feel something went poorly, tell yourself, I'm practicing getting better. If you reward a behavior, you are more likely to do it again, rather than to avoid it.

Resilient grit

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