How to Keep Going

Sometimes life throws you something you don't think you can handle. You worry you won't make it through, and you're almost ready to give up. But you can succeed and you can make it through if you just keep going, and you can find help to get you through.

Instructions

• 1

  Join a support group or talk to a counselor, whether you feel depressed or not. You can get a lot of good advice and ideas to help you keep going.

• 2

  Wake up each morning and make a list of at least three things you are grateful for, to keep what's going right in your life in the forefront of your mind. Use it to keep a positive attitude and a determined spirit to keep going.

• 3

  Read books about people who feel the way you do. Read books about grief, stress, divorce and loss. Reading about other people helps you when you feel alone or like giving up. You can also learn how the people in the books kept going.

• 4

  Learn from experience and turn your failures into lessons. Everyone fails, but successful people get up and try again and again until they succeed. Every time you try, you will get better.

• 5

  Ask for help when you need it. You don't have to do everything alone. Ask other people to help you keep going. Get advice when you hit a road block that you can't seem to get past.

• 6

  Persevere no matter what. Stay determined and be patient. It takes time to succeed. If you give up, you may miss your chance at success, so keep going.