• View yourself positively
• Stop comparing yourself to others and what they are doing
• Don't "judge" yourself
• Begin seeing yourself as someone who has the ability to do what you want to do and to do it well
• Recognize the goals or small steps you have already achieved
• Prepare yourself to deal with whatever outcomes or consequences might happen
• Be proactive in identifying strategies to avoid relapse
• Reward yourself when you have achieved each step, no matter how small it may seem at the time.

Barbara Small, www.barbsmallcoaching.com