The Secret to Loving Your True self.

You may be familiar with self-help publications and TV shows that tell you to love yourself, but you may be questioning just how to do that. While your relationship with your true self is the most vital connection in your life, it’s easy to forget about supporting and nurturing it.

However, self-love and considerateness are too essential to neglect because they form your experiences and connections with others. They make up the part of your characteristics that attract others to you as you become likable to those around you.  

Protect your wellbeing and health by making positive modifications in the way you treat and think about yourself. In other words, loving yourself for who you are will set the tone for how others treat you because you show them how you need and want to be loved.

Changing the Way You View Yourself

Maybe you’re tough on yourself or you’re so active with external responsibilities that you rarely consider your personal priorities. Looking at yourself can help establish and place more value on who you are as a person. We tend to put others first, but it’s important to also give ourselves that same love and respect that we offer to our friends and family.

These approaches will assist you in thinking more highly of yourself:

1. Accept yourself for who you are. Know that you deserve love and respect just the way you are at this point in time. Embrace yourself with every strength and weakness you possess. 

2. Clarify your objective. Invent your own definition of success. Honestly ask yourself what a purposeful life means to you and your future self, even if that solution gradually changes over the years, be clear about it.
 
3. Talk yourself up. How do you talk to yourself when no one’s around? Use words that are encouraging and uplifting. Use your internal dialogue to build up your self-confidence and handle your emotions. Become your own hype man/woman with use of positive self-talk
 
4. Offer mercy. Release the past so that you can proceed to the next season with ease. Take any of the decisions you regret and make them learning experiences you’ll grow from. Make amends where feasible and resolve to manage the way you move more constructively in the future.

5. Prevent comparisons to others. Social media has boosted the capacity for envy and inferiority complexes, so don’t buy into the unnecessary hype by trying to live up to someone else’s life. Compete with your last performance as opposed to meeting someone else’s standards. You’ll achieve more if you dare to be yourself. Remember, your first chapter won’t be the same as someone else’s fifth.  

6. Be positive. Searching for the silver lining and being able to laugh at yourself makes you more loveable. It will also help you handle stress and anxiety while you manage tough circumstances. It’s amazing how productive your life can become when you view and love yourself through a positive lens.

Change the Way You Treat Yourself

Do your actions match your beliefs? You may claim you love yourself, but your actions might be sending a dissimilar message. Get on the same page as your thoughts by accomplishing what you desire. In other words, practice what you preach.

Try out these techniques to treat yourself kinder:

 1. Implement self-care. Establish routines that keep your body and mind fit and strong. Go to bed early and work out daily. Eat a balanced diet regimen and make sure your weight is at a healthy place for your height and age.

2. Choose your friends carefully. Surround yourself with family and friends who support and encourage you through life. Create close connections with others who share similar objectives and goals. Participate in deep conversations where you can get validation and share your opinions.

3. Pursue your passions. Determine the things that bring you delight and fulfillment. Block out time each day for something you love, it could be work related or something you like to do in your leisure time. Blocking out this time gives you opportunity to make progress towards your goals.
 
4. Set goals. Give yourself something to pursue. When you work towards challenging and realistic goals, you build your confidence as you contribute to your success. Break your main goal down into mini goals so it’s not so overwhelming. Celebrate every time you achieve a goal to keep the momentum going. “Small steps make big progress.” ~ RSM
5. Maintain boundaries in all areas of your life. Know your limits, so you can define what behaviors you deem are appropriate for others sharing your life. That may consist of physical boundaries, such as needing your own space and mental boundaries such as being entitled to your own opinions and feelings. 
 
6. Always advocate for yourself. As soon as
you understand your needs, you can express them to others. You’ll get better over time when you practice being direct and confident in letting someone know when they cross your personal boundaries. Part of loving yourself is protecting yourself, so don’t be afraid to stick up for yourself. Once you do so, others around you will clue a new person in on how you are.
 
7. Seek assistance from your support system. We don’t always feel the need to ask others for help, but if they don’t know you need it, how can they be there for you? Let them specifically know what they can do for you. It could be something like, using their truck to help you move or just going out for drinks so you can vent while you figure out your next move.  

Loving your true self will help you take pleasure in happier occasions, build healthier relationships with others, and overcome life challenges. Make it a habit to treat yourself with generosity and respect. Don’t be afraid to show yourself some love. Remember, this sets the standard for how you will allow others to treat you when you welcome them into your life.

Understandably some of these things will take time to apply to your life or daily routine. Getting familiar with them at a quicker rate will improve the way you love yourself faster. When you don’t want to do it, don’t take the easy route, just tell yourself, “this is what we do now, so let’s get it done.” There’s no need to think about it, just do it until it’s no longer a bother and just routine. The main focus is to love yourself, do that and you’ll be favored.

    

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