CONTENTS

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Dedication
4. Foreword by Robin Sharma
5. Foreword by Kristine Carlson
6. Introduction
7. 1. Don’t Throw Up on Your Friends!
8. 2. Convince Yourself that One Teen Does Make a Difference
9. 3. Don’t Sweat the Breakups
10. 4. Practice Mental Aikido
11. 5. Avoid the Words “I Know” When Someone Is Talking
12. 6. Check Out These Odds! (The Likelihood that Everyone Will Like You)
13. 7. Get Out of the Emergency Lane
14. 8. Be OK with Your Bad Hair Day
15. 9. Drop the Drama
16. 10. Get High!
17. 11. Try Not to Become a Fault-Finder
18. 12. Let Him Have His Accident Somewhere Else
19. 13. Be Selective When Choosing Your Battles
20. 14. Make Peace with Your Mistakes
21. 15. Be Happy for Others
22. 16. Volunteer Your Time
23. 17. Check Out the Space Between Your Thoughts
24. 18. Ask a Trusted Friend or Family Member, “What Are My Weaknesses?”
25. 19. Root for the Underdog
26. 20. Make Peace with Boredom
27. 21. Don’t Let Your Low Moods Trick You
28. 22. Don’t Let the Low Moods of Others Trick You Either
29. 23. See Your Choices as Forks in the Road
30. 24. Get Involved in Sports
31. 25. Become a Teenage Warrior
32. 26. Put It on Paper
33. 27. Don’t Expect Life to Be Easy or Trouble-Free
34. 28. Dare to Show Enthusiasm
35. 29. Find Peace Through Giving
36. 30. Become 25 Percent Less Critical
37. 31. Walk Away
38. 32. Allow a New Idea to Come to You
39. 33. Get Ready Early
40. 34. Avoid the 90–10 Trap
41. 35. Be the Role Model
42. 36. Don’t Underestimate Yourself
43. 37. Get Over Completion Anxiety
44. 38. See the Possibilities
45. 39. Practice Not Sweating the Really Small Stuff
46. 40. Don’t Keep Your Pain a Secret
47. 41. Make a Good First Impression
48. 42. Be Careful to Avoid the “I’ll Show You” Trap
49. 43. Experience Perfect Imperfection
50. 44. Dare to Be Ethical
51. 45. Become “Button-Proof”
52. 46. Trust Your Inner Signals
53. 47. Take Time Out to Watch the Sunset
54. 48. Read a Minimum of Eight Pages a Day
55. 49. Make Space in Your Heart for Those Really Bad Days
56. 50. Don’t Sweat the Future
57. 51. Experience Vibrant Health
58. 52. Visit the Elderly
59. 53. Be Aware of the Law of Diminishing Returns
60. 54. Develop Your Presence
61. 55. Remind Yourself that No One Is Out to Get You
62. 56. Go the Extra Mile
63. 57. Watch Your Language
64. 58. Be Creative in Your Rebellion
65. 59. Let People Talk
66. 60. Reflect on the Map
67. 61. Dish Out Praise
68. 62. Don’t Burn Bridges
69. 63. Understand the Law of Focus
70. 64. Use Reminder Cards
71. 65. Be Glad to Be a Teen
72. 66. Experience Deep Listening
73. 67. Be Wary of Friends Who Encourage You to Dwell
74. 68. Create Your Own Special Place
75. 69. Remember to Be Grateful
76. 70. Read the Fine Print
77. 71. Look for the Innocence
78. 72. Don’t Exaggerate Your Troubles
79. 73. Develop a Theme for the Day
80. 74. Apply the 1–10 Scale
81. 75. Remain Optimistic
82. 76. Empathize
83. 77. Look Who’s Doing Yoga
84. 78. Be Careful that You’re Not Practicing Being Unhappy
85. 79. Cut Your Losses
86. 80. Examine Your Headlines
87. 81. Notice Your Parents Doing Things Right
88. 82. Become a Little Less Stubborn
89. 83. Remember to Be Kind
90. 84. Take Criticism a Little Less Personally
91. 85. Understand the Four Pillars of Thought: Pillar #1—The What
92. 86. Pillar #2—The When
93. 87. Pillar #3—The How
94. 88. Pillar #4—The Fact Of
95. 89. Tame Your Anger
96. 90. Don’t Be an Approval-Seeker
97. 91. Don’t Be a Disapproval-Seeker Either
98. 92. Keep Your Sense of Humor
99. 93. Admit that You’re Wrong— or that You’ve Made a Mistake
100. 94. Remember that Everyone Has the Right to Be Happy
101. 95. Go with the Flow
102. 96. Experience Delayed Reactions
103. 97. Keep in Mind that as One Door Closes, Another One Opens
104. 98. Embrace the Attitude, “This Too Shall Pass”
105. 99. Listen to Those Wake-up Calls
106. 100. Continue Your Journey
107. Acknowledgments
108. About the Author
109. Also by the Author
110. More Praise for Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
111. Newsletters
112. Copyright