Jean Chatzky Quotes

With everything that's thrown at you, whether it be problems at home, problems at work - whatever - basically, if you remain positive, you can see your way out of that.

We all go through sad times, but I was brought up to be positive.

I've learned to let things roll off my back.

Depression taught me the importance of compassion and hard work, and that you can overcome enormous obstacles.

I try to make the good days great and take something positive from the days I'm not feeling good - work on technique or something like that.

Dealing with depression effectively is a mark not of weakness, but of strength.

The cognitive skills that underpin resilience, then, seem like they can indeed be learned over time, creating resilience where there was none.

To stay positive, you have to be very strong mentally.

I don't stress too much on things, be it failure or success.

Sometimes things don't go exactly as you'd wish. You have to be mentally strong to overcome those moments.

I take life easy, not questioning every time the going gets tough.

I've got a lot better at dropping emotions if something goes wrong, or right.

You can either let the pressure get to you or let it help it make you better.

I think even if you haven't been divorced, you can hopefully relate to having to navigate through a really difficult time and see how you can get through to the other side and how you can stay positive, even if there's some really bad stuff happening.

I think it's an amazing quality to be able to roll with the punches and not be totally ruined as a person because life's been rough for you. That's a really admirable way to go through your life.

A good school teaches you resilience - that ability to bounce back.

If you get a diagnosis, get on a therapy, keep a good attitude and keep your sense of humor.

You need to be able to manage stress because hard times will come, and a positive outlook is what gets you through.

I don't really have disappointments, because I build myself up for rejection.

I do think a key to success in any walk of life is having a short memory and a thick skin - I know it has served me well over the years.

I kind of have a happy magnet. I can't stand being depressed, so I work my ass off to get out of it as soon as possible.

Never underestimate your problem or your ability to deal with it.

I just think that is so important to keep a strong support system, to keep yourself encouraged.

If you tell your own story to your children - that includes your positive moments and your negative moments, and how you overcame them - you give your children the skills and the confidence they need to feel like they can overcome some hardship that they've felt.

So, we have choice, and sometimes it seems very hard, but the best way to heal physically or emotionally is to keep positive.