Self-Help Terminology

noun a novel by Eleanor H. Porter about a young girl with a relentlessly positive outlook on life

• Despite facing many challenges, she maintained a Pollyanna attitude towards life.
• She's such a Pollyanna, always seeing the bright side of things.
• Don't be such a Pollyanna, life isn't always rainbows and butterflies.
• His Pollyanna outlook on life often led him to overlook the harsh realities.

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

verb a word that expresses an action or a state of being

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

• After the scandal, he decided to turn over a new leaf and focus on rebuilding his reputation.
• I'm tired of being lazy, I think it's time to turn over a new leaf and start exercising regularly.
• I used to be a troublemaker, but I've decided to turn over a new leaf and stay out of trouble.
• She had been struggling with her self-esteem, but after therapy, she was able to turn over a new leaf and start loving herself more.

pronoun a pronoun that refers to the person being addressed or to the person or people being spoken or written to

• It is important to take care of yourself both physically and mentally.
• Make sure you treat yourself to something nice every once in a while.
• Don't forget to give yourself a break, you deserve it.
• Sometimes you need to distance yourself from a situation to give yourself clarity.

verb A word that expresses an action or state of being. In this case, 'pick' is a verb that means to lift or select something.

pronoun A word that takes the place of a noun. 'Yourself' is a pronoun that refers to the person performing the action.

preposition A word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence. 'Up' is a preposition that indicates direction or movement towards a higher position.

• After facing failure, it is important to pick yourself up and try again.
• Don't worry about making mistakes, just pick yourself up and keep going.
• Life can be tough sometimes, but you gotta pick yourself up and dust yourself off.
• When life knocks you down, you have to find the strength to pick yourself up and keep moving forward.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or state of being

adverb a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb

pronoun a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

• It is important not to get ahead of yourself when making long-term plans for the company.
• Hey, don't get ahead of yourself with those big ideas before we've even started.
• Dude, chill out and don't get ahead of yourself with all these grand plans.
• Sometimes it's easy to get ahead of yourself and start imagining success before putting in the necessary work.