Greater forgiveness of our mistakes, and a deliberate effort to take care of ourselves throughout times of disappointment or embarrassment plays a major role in personal success and for those you are a bit cynical may not understand why just being kind to yourself is good to you. Just being kind can increase our emotional resilience and improve our health, wellbeing and productivity. Importantly, it also helps us to learn from the mistakes that caused our upset in the first place. How kind are you to yourself ?