For many years, I was testing the extremes trying to get a body like Shakira or JLo, {yeah, JLo would be nice}, exercising, dieting, starving, purging, binging and even crying to meet my goals. Crazy right? |  |
Yes, I would. Sign me up, please, cause I’m all in for it.
During the last decade, or so, being in love with myself, has taken on, a new meaning for me. Selfish as it may sound, the realisation has sunk in, that to love myself is the first step in building my confidence and the courage needed to face the world and come out, not only unscathed, but also successful in everything I do.
Eat that George!
Eat that George!
Treat Yourself Like You Would Treat Someone You Love [tweet this]
So, if you are in a place in your life, where bringing in more happiness, fun and contentment seems like the only option, but you still don’t know where to start, here are 5 tips to help you fall in love with… yourself, and get the wheels of happiness rolling!
5 Tips to help you Fall In Love with… Yourself
1. Question your Inner Gremlin
Your inner critic, given the chance, could forever hold you back, from truly loving who you are. He could be whispering all sorts of self-doubt nonsense, in your ear, leaving you feeling defeated and dissatisfied with the way you run things in your life. Pay attention, beautiful, to all that your inner gremlin tells you, start questioning their validity and make the decision of loving yourself, no matter what.
2. Love and Appreciate Who you Are {Imperfections, eccentricities and everything in between}
You cannot drive a car {I sure know a lot about that} or cook a decent meal or even stand a glass of red wine without becoming fuzzy in the head. You feel ashamed for all the small or bigger things you “think” you should be doing differently. Can you relate? Are you constantly thinking of all the ways you should be more or better or just different, from who you already are? Well, I say, Halt, gorgeous, this is what makes you, unique. Love yourself, whole heartedly, like you would your best friend and watch your life change.
3. Escape the Land of the Perfect
No one is perfect. We can all say or do the wrong things or make the wrong choices, at any given minute, we are all humans after all. We live, learn and gain knowledge and confidence with the mistakes that we make in our lives. And oddly enough, {as long as every mistake, takes the form of a lesson}, the more mistakes we make, the better person we can become. So, learn from your mistakes, embrace your imperfectly-perfect self and move on.
4. Reward Yourself
And while you are ever ready to judge and criticize your mistakes, throughout your day, do you ever take the pleasure to just celebrate and reward yourself for your little achievements? The hundreds of little things you actually “do right” every day? Well, you should, babycakes, because life, no matter what you might think, is not about epic victories, one could write a book about. It is mostly about a steady accumulation of tiny pleasurable doses of happiness, that keep coming from small, every day wins.
5. Treat yourself like you would a friend
Duh! It makes perfect sense, doesn’t it? Would you ever treat your best friend, the way you constantly treat yourself, with judgement, doubt and harshness? Try to answer this question honestly and allow some time for the answer to sink in. Quite disturbing, isn't it?
Your inner critic, given the chance, could forever hold you back, from truly loving who you are. He could be whispering all sorts of self-doubt nonsense, in your ear, leaving you feeling defeated and dissatisfied with the way you run things in your life. Pay attention, beautiful, to all that your inner gremlin tells you, start questioning their validity and make the decision of loving yourself, no matter what.
2. Love and Appreciate Who you Are {Imperfections, eccentricities and everything in between}
You cannot drive a car {I sure know a lot about that} or cook a decent meal or even stand a glass of red wine without becoming fuzzy in the head. You feel ashamed for all the small or bigger things you “think” you should be doing differently. Can you relate? Are you constantly thinking of all the ways you should be more or better or just different, from who you already are? Well, I say, Halt, gorgeous, this is what makes you, unique. Love yourself, whole heartedly, like you would your best friend and watch your life change.
3. Escape the Land of the Perfect
No one is perfect. We can all say or do the wrong things or make the wrong choices, at any given minute, we are all humans after all. We live, learn and gain knowledge and confidence with the mistakes that we make in our lives. And oddly enough, {as long as every mistake, takes the form of a lesson}, the more mistakes we make, the better person we can become. So, learn from your mistakes, embrace your imperfectly-perfect self and move on.
4. Reward Yourself
And while you are ever ready to judge and criticize your mistakes, throughout your day, do you ever take the pleasure to just celebrate and reward yourself for your little achievements? The hundreds of little things you actually “do right” every day? Well, you should, babycakes, because life, no matter what you might think, is not about epic victories, one could write a book about. It is mostly about a steady accumulation of tiny pleasurable doses of happiness, that keep coming from small, every day wins.
5. Treat yourself like you would a friend
Duh! It makes perfect sense, doesn’t it? Would you ever treat your best friend, the way you constantly treat yourself, with judgement, doubt and harshness? Try to answer this question honestly and allow some time for the answer to sink in. Quite disturbing, isn't it?
Now, as always, I would love, love, LOVE to hear from you!
Have you fallen in love with yourself yet? How exactly did you do it? And if not, what’s holding you back, buttercups?
Let me know in the comments below.
Now, go out there and be authentically YOU, because you are awesome and utterly fabulous and, if you think this was a juicy, share-worthy post, go on and share it with your friends.
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About Me
Hi, I'm Nichole, and I am a Life Change Architect and a Motivational Speaker, Coaching, Writing and Running Workshops about Personal Growth and Positive Change.
Connect with me on Facebook or email me at nichole@take-ten.com
Hi, I'm Nichole, and I am a Life Change Architect and a Motivational Speaker, Coaching, Writing and Running Workshops about Personal Growth and Positive Change.
Connect with me on Facebook or email me at nichole@take-ten.com
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