Although we are aging you do not have to necessarily feel how old you are. They say age is just a number right? If we can maintain the right kind of attitude and take care of our mental and physical bodies we could even live a longer and happier life.

In the book Not Fade Away: Staying Happy When You’re Over 64! by Alan Heeks he talks about different tips for beating your own fears or doubts that come along with aging. Here are his 7 helpful tips:

1. Maintain a positive outlook on life: Life comes with many challenges the older that we get. There are up and downhill battles that we will face at some point or the other. The key to staying above all of the negative things that leave us down or overwhelmed is to choose to see the positive in ourselves, in other people, and in the world around us. Focus on keeping your thoughts and feelings aligned with gratitude and appreciation for the small wins and the great things about yourself and your life.
2. Embrace your fears: The older that we become we tend to slow life down quite a bit by choice. But for many of us by slowing things down we are allowing more fears to take control over our  lives. Facing your fears of aging now instead of later can have a great outcome.
3. Create positive daily habits: Create daily habits ensure that you are making great positive choices and you are allowing a healthy routine for your day. Some good examples of would be staying active, eating healthy, doing things that make you laugh and happy, and taking time to express your gratitude for the good things in your life.
4. Treat your problems as an adventure: Facing challenges in our lives can leave us overwhelmed and down. This can take a toll on our stress levels and overall health in general. Sometimes we can take these challenges and instead of seeing them as a road block we can see them as an opportunity to overcome a hard situation. Looking for the good in every situation and knowing that you will make it through whatever comes your way.
5. Explore your elderhood: Our society will give us some standard guidelines about how to age well. But figuring this out for ourselves is very important. Connecting with wisdom we have learned over the years, who we truly are or our inner self, what our dreams consist of , and even core principal values. We learn a lot over the years…you can even become a mentor someday to someone and pour into their life
6. Be more conscious of your values: Values can be passed down to children and grandchildren. Examples could consist of honesty, caring for others, helping others, having integrity, and choosing to stay positive no matter what life throws at you.
7. Cultivate your people skills: Studies have shown the many benefits of being able to express, hear and work with your feelings in your personal life and in your work life. Staying social can be highly important with aging. A lot of times elders will keep to themselves and stay at home and stop interacting with others.