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Tips from Alan Cohen

(CNN) -- If you think your life sucks -- or just a part of your life sucks -- Alan Cohen has some suggestions for you, from his book "Why Your Life Sucks":

Don't get stuck in the past. "The only place the past exists is your mind," writes Cohen. "Your past cannot haunt you, but you can haunt yourself with it."

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What to do if your life 'sucks'

Don't be fooled by appearances. "When you keep spirit first, you look great as well," Cohen writes. "Looking good doesn't always lead to feeling good."

Don't waste your energy. "If you took the energy you are wasting on things that suck and used it for things you love, what would you be doing differently?" Cohen asks.

Don't keep trying to prove yourself. That usually means you're trying to please others -- even if those others are long gone. "If you are ever going to receive the approval you seek, it is going to have to come from you," Cohen writes.

Don't say yes when you mean no; set boundaries. Working too much? Emotionally empty? Take some time for yourself, Cohen says. Listen to your passion.

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