Survivorship Skills

Love this! I feel like I should print it out and slide it into my journal for my upcoming trip. The phrases...don't let yourself panic and do the hard things first are really resonating with me today. Thank you Brenda. I've learned survivorship skills from most everyone I've ever met. They include:

1. Don't take NO for an answer. No today, doesn't mean no tomorrow.
2. It takes as much trouble to do nothing as to do something, so just do it!
3. If you plan for worse case, everything else you've got covered.
4. There's always someone who's worse off than you are.
5. Be a glass half-full, not a glass half-empty.
6. Act in your own best interest unless it hurts someone else, & even then, there may not be a choice.
7. Don't let yourself panic because it feeds on itself & it's harder to pull yourself back to neutral.
8. Do the hard things first.
9. Never underestimate yourself.
10. Act, don't react, and do it in a timely manner.
11. Don't wait until things are perfect or you may never do it. You can generallly tweak things in later.
12. Ask for help.
13. Surrender to God and pray for His guidance.
14. Even though you may not WANT to do it, it may be the RIGHT thing to do.
15. Role reverse. Put yourself in the other person's shoes.
16. Don't promise more than you can deliver.
17. Respect yourself with everything you do.