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Handling Disappointment

Mat Edvik — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:45:51 +0000

I was talking with one of the girls that I work with yesterday. She was incredibly disappointed because she was hoping to have received a graduation certificate from a school that she was attending. She was supposed to have received it yesterday. However she had not yet fulfilled all of the requirements to have been able to finish the program. She understood that it was her own doing that caused the postponement of her finishing the program. However she still felt a lot of disappointment.

Disappointment is going to come to all of us in our lives. Who hasn’t gotten their hopes up for something, and then been let down? It is part of life. What are some ways to deal with it?

1. Acknowledge that you are feeling disappointed:
It doesn’t help to try and fight the feelings. Allow yourself to feel disappointed. Tell yourself, “right now I feel disappointed,
but it won’t last forever.” Feelings are very transitory. Soon, something in your life will come up that will bring different
feelings into your life.

2. Look at the positives in the situation:
The disappointment that my friend was feeling began to fade as she focused on the fact that the certification was still
going to happen, it was just delayed a little bit. In the big picture she was still going to be able to reach her goal.
There is also a positive lesson that she can learn from this experience if she chooses to. She could learn a valuable
lesson in time management. (i.e. lack of procrastination)

3. Find someone to help:
Sometimes the best remedy for feeling disappointment in our lives is serving someone else. There is much satisfaction
and joy that can be found in helping someone who needs it. Getting our thoughts away from our own pitty party and
giving service can be a powerful catalyst in changing our emotions.

So if your are feeling disappointed about something in your life remember:
It is not going to last forever
There is something good that will come from what is happening
Find someone that you can help

The How To Guide To A Better Perception Of You

Mat Edvik — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:58:02 +0000

In today’s podcast Mat and Summer explain a step by step process that will help you begin to change the way you see yourself. Be sure to have a piece of paper and something to write with handy.

Remember to leave a comment to be entered into the drawing for a $25 gift certificate to Best Buy.

The Media’s Map

Mat Edvik — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:39:46 +0000

In this podcast episode Mat and Summer discuss the streets that you will find along the route that media would like you to take to find happiness and self esteem. That route does not lead to happiness however. Listen to find out more about the route to true happiness and self esteem.

Maps, Worldviews, and Happiness

Mat Edvik — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:04:21 +0000

The podcast is up and running! Join us every week as we discuss ways to help teenage girls increase their self esteem and their happiness. These podcasts will be brief and full of valuable information

In our first podcast we discuss the way we see the world and how they influence our decision making. They also discuss how maps relate to finding happiness and self esteem in life.

Click on the link below to listen to the podcast.

Whose Life Are You Affecting?

summeramorris — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:10:02 +0000

I often wonder going throughout the day whose lives might I be affecting? Am I supporting other people to make good decisions? Am I being the kind of friend I hope others are to me? Are the words I use hurtful or kind?

I got this video clip from a dear friend and colleague of mine – thank you Randy and I just had to share it with as many people as I can. It is truly inspiring and gives me hope that I can be a more positive influence on other people every day. I hope you will choose to do the same.

http://www.charliephillips.net/Video/Theater3/NickVujicic/tabid/866/Default.aspx

*Summer