50 tips on developing skills for overcoming hardships

50 tips on how to develop-build-nurture-imbibe - skills, habits and mindset for enduring hardships

Build skills and habits to endure hardship to move-on from life's misfortunes, adversities and setbacks.

These skills and habits won't make your problems go away overnight.

But they will definitely help you handle the stress, the frustrations, the anger, the hopelessness and all other negativities - better and more effectively.

Building these skills and habits can help you cope-with and overcome-adversity and bounce-back - in relatively better emotional-mental states.

Facing your most trying and your toughest times - is never about facing, enduring and suffering alone - but also to reach out to your support-network.

50+ Immutable tips to create habits-mindset-skills to face shocking-events of life - Most of the one-sentence-tips given in this article - have 600+ blogs on each of the topics in detailed do it yourself mode - in both of our websites

• 1.Some of the areas you can start working right now - when time is better and going is decent
• I.Making yourself financially independent
• II.Making and keeping yourself physically fit
• III.Developing mental resilience
• IV.Learning to care for your emotional wellbeing
• V.Nurturing your most caring-loved relationships
• VI.Ensuring to have insurance for at least - health-term-accident - to provide for those who depend on you - if anything happens to you
• 2.Assess, gauge and identify your stress-anxiety handling mechanism - by asking
• I.What makes you stressed
• II.What triggers your stress, anger, despondency, depression, anxiety, fears etc.
• III.Discover your past-coping mechanism and behaviors by listing -
• IV.Whom did you reach out for support while going through a traumatic or stressful experience
• V.How have you assisted someone else going through a similar phase - what did you do
• VI.How have those events affected you
• VII.What types of obstacles you have overcome in the past and - how did you manage it
• VIII.List all those times - when you had to rely only on yourself - and you manage to come out
• IX.List all your tough times you have survived - to not only for boosting but also for finding the skills and strategies that helped you through difficult times
• 3.When times get tough - start by planning for worst case scenario assuming that they may become worse and worse for some time
• 4.Allow and expect uncertainty in your life - When you feel comfortable with the small steps that you have taken to tolerate uncertainty - gradually try more difficult things.
• 5.Practice bouncing back when something goes wrong - instead of falling apart - small-small ways by taking measured-risks now - while the going is good to make it part of your habit
• 6.Develop the mental-habit of focusing on solutions in finding the way-out - when life hits you from all the directions - instead of feeling victimized, become overwhelmed and turn to unhealthy coping mechanisms
• 7.Create, nurture and build - very strong and positive relationships with your loved-ones as well as other people in society and community
• 8.Create meaningful connections through volunteering for bigger causes
• 9.Instead of having the complete focus on ONLY glamorous pursuits - create meaning in your life by doing things that gives you a sense of accomplishment and purpose every day
• 10. Set goals and work on them - so that you can look forward to and develop hope for the future
• 11. Anticipating changes - and when they happen try to make them most meaningfully value-adding
• 12. Take care of yourself Get plenty of sleep. Eat a healthy diet
• 13. Pamper yourself while you are going through challenging times
• 14. Make physical-activities, exercises and outdoor team-games your daily routine - and if possible carry them out when going through harrowing times
• 15. Give in to your own needs and feelings
• 16. Participate in activities and hobbies you enjoy. Include physical activity in your daily routine.
• 17. Learn and practice the right stress management and relaxation techniques - such as yoga, meditation, guided imagery, deep breathing or prayer - as per what works for you
• 18. Never ignore and avoid problems - Although it can take time to recover from a major setback, traumatic event or loss - working on and knowing that your situation is going to improve - will help
• 19. Seek professional advice - If you don't feel you're making progress — or you don't know where to start — consider talking to a qualified mental health professional
• 20. Don't try to be tough outside and broken-sad-scared-weeping inside - give-in to crying
• 21. At times doing nothing for a small period of time - can also be part of speeding up your healing and recovering process
• 22. Experience and feel all your negative emotions - without letting you or anyone tell -you that these are bad
• 23. Feel your pain fully - Don't live in denial -Practice acceptance of what's happening
• 24. Identify and Focus on things within your control - instead of worrying about all the things you can't control
• 25. Prioritize relationships- connect with those who are genuinely caring and empathetic
• 26. Don't withdraw in your shell during tough times - only because you don't want to be a burden to others - it will only lead to exhaustion and more negativities and breakdown
• 27. Avoid negative and toxic people - if possible
• 28. Deal with your problems one step at a time
• 29. Practice imbibing healthy self-talks and inner-conversations - the key is to keep practicing and exercising your mental muscles - the way we all do to build our physical ones
• 30. During normal times seek Challenges and difficulties - which can not only increase your resilience but also creates a habit within you - which can help you face hardships better
• 31. Make Mistakes and fail trying to become better - it will only make you stronger
• 32. Develop Healthy Self-Talk - while you sit silently
• 33. Face Fears Head-On - by taking small actions - one step at a time
• 34. Become comfortable with Feeling Uncomfortable
• 35. Accept that making your life better is ONLY your Personal Responsibility - and yours alone
• 36. Learn healthy emotional-venting techniques - to create outlet to let the steam out
• 37. Learn and acquire newer softer Skills
• 38. Go for Controlled Exposure in good times - this is gradual exposure to anxiety-provoking situations
• 39. Face crises as problems to be solved - Accept that this change might be trying to show you some areas of development for future
• 40. Develop long-term, big-picture goals and larger than life goals - and endeavor to work on them everyday
• 41. Be an action person -Take decisive actions
• 42. Look for opportunities for self-discovery - Sometimes tragedy can result in great learnings and personal growth.
• 43. Practice Visualization and imagine that you have overcome a major setback
• 44. Get Things Done bit by bit - Keep track and Monitor Your Progress
• 45. Do The Right Thing - even if your entire being is revolting and you want to cut corners - live by your core-values
• 46. Stand-up For Yourself and your loved ones and support yourself
• 47. Stop Caring and bothering about What Others may Think
• 48. Find in this tough situation what makes you and Do What Makes You Happy
• 49. Stop seeking reassurance and validation from others
• 50. When uncertain - don't take any big action -check everything again
• 51. Delegate what you can to others
• 52. Don't use Distraction by just being busy - but take on the problem to see it in the eyes

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