How to take care of yourself
You take care of yourself when you build your self -respect and positive self esteem. This affects how you deal with others and how others deal with you. Here are 4 tips of how to take care of yourself.
1. Build your self-esteem.
The key is not to be too hard on yourself. Be kind to yourself, but don’t be critical. Avoid criticizing yourself or others because it reinforces your negative view and gives other people a false negative view of you.
You can help boost your self-esteem by making yourself happy when you achieve something, do something hard or manage a bad day. Do what you know is the right thing to do which will make you feel good about what you are accomplishing.
Hang out with people and encourage them, and be with those who are doing positive things.
We all have times when we feel a bit depressed and find it difficult to maintain our self-confidence.
This first tip will keep those times away.
2. Be Assertive.
Try and recognize when people treat you disrespectfully and take steps to stop that. A person with self-respect does not allow others to treat them badly and does not connect with those who are disrespectful. It is rewarding when you see the results and feel more self-respect. The more you understand yourself, the more you appreciate what is unique about you. Happiness and self-respect are not things you can switch on and off. It stays with you through thick and thin.
3. More Self-respect is the companion of self-esteem.
We tend to draw people into our lives that reflect our state of mind. If you lack self-esteem, often you reinforce your feelings by surrounding yourself with people you don’t respect. Start by setting boundaries for yourself that show others that you have self-respect. Free the people in your life who do not respect your limits. Look for people who treat you the way you want to be treated.
If you have a constant goal of living the truth according to your values and beliefs, it will be easier for you to do the right thing. You will not be tempted to impress others by doing things that you know are true and mean the most to you. Feel YOUR direction and take appropriate action.
If you have never thought about self-esteem, now is an excellent time to weigh up the merits of respecting yourself and making your life one in which you value yourself. You will get the most out of what you are looking for. It can take a while to lose your self-respect, and it can take some time to recover and rebuild.
Self-respect is the cornerstone of how we treat ourselves and how we allow others to treat us. It is only when we love and respect ourselves that we begin to believe that we are worthy of another person’s love or respect. The only way to gain self-respect is if it continues to be the right thing to do.
4. Exercise self-esteem today
If you make it a habit, you will treat yourself and others more respectfully.
You have the right to uphold your values and not feel that you have to go against them in order to please others.
Moms, here are two books that will help with your self -esteem. One is Rockstar Mom with tips on making sure you are the greatest Mom . The other is a book that you can both share.
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