In the past year Ive really learned what it means to have self-worth. I am finding out more and more that when you can appreciate yourself it is a true blessing. I thought that I would share a few ways that helped me raise my self-esteem: 1. Learn to say no. This way, when you say yes its for things that are meaningful. When you learn to say no to things and people, it helps you prioritize and remember whats in your best interest. You also begin to like and appreciate yourself for having your own back. The reality is that only you can have your back because, youre the only person who can know what you truly want. 2. Forgive yourself! The only way to move beyond the past is to let go of it. We all make mistakes, but holding on to them, or telling yourself how badly youve done wont help you achieve anything positive in your life. Let go of the judgment and nasty names that youve called yourself, and move forward. 3. Limit your apologies only for when you hurt people. Only say sorry when youve hurt someone. When you continuously say sorry for making mistakes, youre basically apologizing for living. Everyone makes mistakes in life — thats a guarantee. Its nothing to be apologetic about. It also makes your apology to someone youve hurt more meaningful and special because you arent throwing around the word a lot. 4. Respect yourself. When you respect yourself, the attitude seeps into to all areas of your life. It means that what you put in your mouth, what you tell yourself and what you do all have healthy benefits to you and your body. Feeling guilty and ashamed isnt a form of respect. So steer away from things that make you feel that way. Put things in your body and mind that make you feel good about yourself and proud of your decisions. 5. Set up clear boundaries for people in your life. People treat you how you allow them to treat you. If you allow chaos and drama into your life, thats what youll get. If you allow happiness and joy into your life, youll get that instead! You deserve to be respected, and only you can initiate this by telling yourself and others what you do and dont appreciate in your life. 6. Surround yourself with people who are positive influences. People who are negative tend to be a drag to be around. It can be exhausting to deal with people that see the worst in everything. One of the great things about life is that you can decide who you want to be in your life. You deserve people in your life who will lift you up with positivity, and you deserve to lift others up with positivity, too. 7. Smile at yourself in the mirror. If you want to be mean to yourself, then by all means, go ahead and wish you could be better-looking, call yourself hurtful names and tell yourself that youre unworthy of love. However, if you want to be kind to yourself, start by smiling. Just smile at yourself and you will begin a positive and healthy relationship with yourself.
Posted on: Sat, 05 Apr 2014 21:23:13 +0000
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