25 things I’d tell my younger, anxious self to feel unstoppable

What I learned over 38 years I wish I was told when I was younger.

• Personality is temporary and made up. You can be who you want to be.
• No one has the power to lower your self-esteem because self-esteem is an illusion.
• Rejection is a sign you are growing and living. It’s not a big deal.
• Your thoughts create stress, not the world around you. It may seem like it does, but the pain comes from you. Let go.
• Saying what you really mean (not what you think you ‘should’ say) is not easy but you lose your dignity and a piece of yourself each time you say what you don’t mean.
• You are much more effective when you aren’t thinking so much.
• Slow your breath to slow your thoughts.
• Slow your talking and your movements to calm down.
• Exercise more than most, and you will be calmer (and stronger) than most.
• Start lifting weights today.
• You feel what you eat. Eat junk, and you will feel like junk, so choose wisely.
• You are already confident; you just think you’re not.
• The more you act, the more confident you will feel.
• There is power and joy in the present moment. It’s all you have. Your advantage is in the present, always.
• Learn about spirituality and becoming more conscious today — start with The Power of Now.
• Create something every day. It will revitalize you.
• It may seem as though worry is helpful, but it absolutely isn’t. Every minute spent worrying is making you feel worse.
• Choose happiness, don’t wait for it.
• Don’t expect others to make you happy. Don’t expect anything from anyone, in fact.
• Blaming others for anything only makes you more miserable and weaker.
• Be self-reliant and revel in your progression here, but don’t detach from people.
• Feel better about yourself by focusing on making others happy. Think less about yourself.
• No one judges you as much as you think. They are…