How To Live Mentally Well and Crush it in High School
By Josh Rivedal
()
About this ebook
Part of The i’Mpossible Project’s peer-to-peer series, inside are nine core principles on how to live mentally well in high... and crush it while you’re there.
Eight short chapters on: time management, developing healthy habits, how to unstick when you’re stuck, reframing failure, preparing for college, entering the job market and more.
This book isn’t written by a guru, ninja, or ninja-guru-shaman... just one dude who has been to the edge and back.
If you’re ready to maximize your high school experience... without sacrificing your mental health—you need to read this book!
Read more from Josh Rivedal
The i'Mpossible Project: Reengaging With Life, Creating a New You Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe i'Mpossible Project: Lemonade Stand: Volume II Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe i'Mpossible Project: Volume 2—Changing Minds, Breaking Stigma, Achieving the Impossible Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe i'Mpossible Project: Lemonade Stand Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Gospel According to Josh: A 28-Year Gentile Bar Mitzvah Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe i'Mpossible Project: Lemonade Stand: Volume III Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to How To Live Mentally Well and Crush it in High School
Related ebooks
Living Free: A Holistic Health Guide Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The 30 Day-Day Happiness Tune-Up Journey Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBe Free: A Holistic Guide to Freedom from Anxiety, Stress and Low Mood for Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Betterment Of Oneself Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Best Diet Begins in Your Mind: Eliminate the Eight Emotional Obstacles to Permanent Weight Loss Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHealthy Mental Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Best Self Care Practices Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Wellness Puzzle: Creating optimal well-being one piece at a time Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMastering Your Thoughts: Mind-Hacks No One’s Talking About, Detachment Secrets and How to Kick Inner Emotions Into High Gear Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Clear Path to a Vibrant Life: 7 Simple Steps to Increase Your Energy and Happiness! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCracking the Health and Happiness Code, A Burn Out Antidote: The 14 Secrets On How to Lower Stress, Get More Energy, Achieve More. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSimplify Your Life: Tips for developing a purpose driven life and unlocking your potential Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNourish Your Heart, Mind, Body, And Soul: 30 Days of Self-Care Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow To Love Yourself, Be Happy With Your Life And Heal Negative Thoughts Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Womans Guide to a Healthier New You Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Psychology of YoYo Dieting: 7 Steps to Breaking Free Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsReprogram Your Subconscious - Use The Power Of Your Mind To Change Your Life Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The Reset, A High Achiever's Guide to Freedom and Fulfillment: Your Step-By-Step Roadmap for Getting Unstuck Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSelf-Motivation: How Self-Motivation Isn't As Bad As You Think Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhy Has Nobody Told Me This Before? Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fight Back: End the Cycles of Anxiety and Depression Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAbundance, a Journey from Anxiety and Depression Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLife 101: 21 Practical Personal Growth Principles for the 21St Century Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Beginning is Now Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Power Of Positive Thinking: Your Weapon To Beat Stress And Achieve Success: Positive Thinking Series, #6 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStrong, Sane & Sassy: Eight Proven Powerful Lifestyle Habits That Transform You From The Inside Out Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsYour 4 Week Mind, Body, Spirit Tune-up Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTransform Your Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDiscovering Balance: How to Disrupt Your State of Mind, Heal Your Soul, and Thrive Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Study Guides For You
A Reader’s Companion to J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Poverty, by America By Matthew Desmond Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 5 AM Club Summary: Business Book Summaries Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5No Fear Shakespeare Audiobook: Romeo & Juliet Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of 12 Rules For Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow A Novel by Gabrielle Zevin Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A Court of Thorns and Roses: A Novel by Sarah J. Maas | Conversation Starters Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Quick Guide: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of How to Know a Person By David Brooks: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Barron's American Sign Language: A Comprehensive Guide to ASL 1 and 2 with Online Video Practice Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Summary of Discipline Is Destiny by Ryan Holiday: The Power of Self-Control (The Stoic Virtues Series) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Young Forever by Mark Hyman M.D.: The Secrets to Living Your Longest, Healthiest Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of The Creative Act: A Way of Being | A Guide To Rick Rubin's Book Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Summary of Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life… And Maybe the World by William H. McRaven Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fifty Shades Trilogy by E.L. James (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Workbook & Summary of Becoming Supernatural How Common People Are Doing the Uncommon by Joe Dispenza: Workbooks Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of Scarcity Brain By Michael Easter: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of Spare By Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5
Reviews for How To Live Mentally Well and Crush it in High School
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
How To Live Mentally Well and Crush it in High School - Josh Rivedal
How to Live Mentally Well and Crush it in High School
Part of
Peer-to-Peer Resource Series
Josh Rivedal
Skookum Hill Publishing
Copyright © 2015 by Josh Rivedal and The i’Mpossible Project
Skookum Hill Publishing
Editors: Josh Rivedal and Pamela Cangioli
Book cover design: Benlin Alexander
Book layout: Josh Rivedal
For organizational and school licenses for this book, contact tony@skookumhill.com
How to Live Mentally Well and Crush it in High School/ Josh Rivedal, The i’Mpossible Project -- 1st ed.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Developing Healthy Habits: Putting Your Success on Autopilot
Volunteering & Giving Back: The Greatest Gift to Give Yourself
How to Unstick When You’re Stuck: You’ve Been Here Before
Reframing Failure: I Cannot Fail, Therefore…
Finding a Healthy Relationship with Work: Comparing Oneself to Another’s Highlight Reel: The Prizes and Pitfalls
Creating a Support System for Yourself: Faith + Action = A Recipe for Fire
Prepping for the Workplace: Is There Really Life After High School?: Part I
Prepping for College: Is There Really Life After High School?: Part II
Time Management: Making Time Your Friend
Appendix A: How and Where to Get Help Sample Sheet
About the Author
Also by Josh Rivedal
Introduction
It’s December 2010, the start of a new decade… and I’m back in college at twenty-six—making it happen, taking the bull by the horns, and thinking of other exciting clichés that applied to my life.
More than anything, I was ready for a change. In the previous fifteen months, I had some of the most calamitous fortunes in the history of calamity. My father took his own life, my mother betrayed me over my father’s inheritance, my girlfriend of six years left me, I lost out on a big role singing on Broadway, and Ugly Betty got canceled by ABC (okay, maybe that last one wasn’t so bad). If I could get through all that, what else could go wrong?
Um… everything.
In January of 2011, I started experiencing signs of what I later discovered was depression. I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t sleep, and thoughts of suicide swirled around inside my head all day long. And worse—I couldn’t shake off the suicidal thoughts, no matter how hard I tried. After nearly making an attempt on my life…