Ten Ways to Stay Mentally Healthy

1. Put people before things: spend more time with friends and family. Nurture your relationships.
2. Be authentic: focus on activities you really believe in, whether it's a hobby, a project at work or a cause.
3. Don't measure success in how much you earn or what possessions you own.
4. Set yourself challenging but achievable goals, both short term and long-term.
5. When you achieve a goal, celebrate it.
6. Learn something new. (Get some ideas what you could learn online.)
7. Volunteer - or just do something simple to help someone. Studies show clear links between volunteering and psychological well being. But don't be a martyr: choose something you really enjoy.
8. Exercise outside every day.
9. Don't beat yourself up when things do not go as planned. Treat yourself with the same compassion you'd treat a loved one. Accept that everyone makes a mistake.
10. At the end of every day make a list of three things you feel grateful for, or things that went well that day.