Take responsibility for your own life and take control of the situation. Make changes in your life that will bring you peace and happiness. Be patient with yourself. You are a work in progress.
If you forget yourself and make mistakes, forgive yourself, do not be discouraged or ashamed but instead focus on what you can learn rather than what went wrong. Learn from disappointment and make adjustments where necessary to avoid repeating the same mistakes again. Learn from your failures so that they do not become roadblocks to success later on down the line. Look to your good qualities and focus on what you can do well. Take a positive attitude when you look at yourself. Be realistic, but also be open-minded, and keep in mind that lots of people will have ideas about how you should be, but in the end it is up to you how your life works out.
Do not give up or give in no matter who tells you that it is impossible or that you are wasting your time just because they think so. Cultivate your own ideas and thoughts as well as passions and interests without worrying about other people's opinions because they do not really matter.
Remember that other people may have good ideas, but you have your own good ideas too. If someone gives you a compliment or tells you something nice, thank them and take it in an appreciative way without worrying too much about what it may mean. When someone criticizes or makes negative comments to you, listen with an open mind without letting it get to you too much.
Dealing with criticism is not always easy, but if someone makes a comment that bothers you or comes off as critical, try to set your feelings aside and ask yourself what they really mean.
It is okay to disagree with someone or to tell them that you think they are wrong. As long as you handle it in a mature way and do not let your emotions get the better of you, then you will be fine. Everyone needs to feel self-confident, so if someone makes a negative comment about something you did or told them what they did was wrong, realize that they are most likely just being honest but they should not be taking over and doing things for you because it is your life and only you can make the right choices for yourself.
A sense of responsibility means recognizing that ultimately everything in your life happens according to your own choices and decisions, even if others may have played some part too. You can take action to change your life without having to wait for someone else to do something for you.
Realize that taking responsibility for your own life is part of the natural order of things and also realize that nobody really owes you something because you are only responsible for taking care of yourself. Do not think about what others should do for you, but instead think about what you can do for yourself instead.
If something goes wrong or someone criticizes or insults you, do not turn on them too much because most likely they are just being honest. Instead turn inward and look at yourself as well as ask if there was anything that could have been done differently so it did not happen in the first place.
If you do make a mistake, realize that it is okay to be wrong and that mistakes are an unavoidable part of life and an important part of growing into an adult. Learn from your mistake so you do not repeat it over again, but if you do make a mistake realize that sometimes people may criticize how you are handling things until they see the error of their ways.
You can take action to improve your life no matter what situation you find yourself in. Do not let things happen to you just because someone else has suggested that it would be a good idea or because they may have suggested it will help them out that way too.