I think being self-motivated and keeping the self up and about doing something the person has set out to do is very important. I guess simple thoughts like maybe I should go out to find more close friends to keep myself from going lonely is seriously a great thought.
I think it's important to have great goals and never give up on them, no matter how hard the circumstance. It's really the determination that one finds that I think really helps shape the person go in a direction where he or she desires.
When I'm just not feeling and a bit out of funk, I end up just playing those simple computer games.