Let’s face it, we all have days where we feel less than perfect about ourselves. Our hair just doesn’t seem to fall right, or our clothes are ill-fitting. Although the occasional occurrence of viewing ourselves in a less than ideal manner is natural, the feeling shouldn’t linger.

Sadly, thousands of individuals, unfortunately, feel negative about themselves; albeit their appearance or current circumstance.

In fact, Dr. Joe Rubino, the author of The Self Esteem Book, reported that over 85% of the world’s population suffers from having a low self-esteem. This statistic leaves us with a world full of beautiful people who are unable to see their beauty for themselves. Beautiful people who don’t see all they have to offer the world.

Are we all destined to live in an unhappy state- absolutely not. The battle of esteem can easily be won. Humans are creatures of habit. How can you overcome a pesky habit? By taking action.

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Self love comes with some incredible benefits, here are six:

1. You’ll Be Large & In Charge

Instead of making choices because you’re being led by shame, guilt or fear – you will be empowered to make choices that truly make sense for who you are – meaning you will be living your authentic life. You will no longer be caught up with people pleasing, instead you will live a life that brings you satisfaction. Self-love means honoring yourself because you know your needs are just as important as others.

2. You Set Boundaries & Stick To Them

Once you have the hang of honoring your needs you start to feel more confident, which means you are more assertive. This results in a more purposeful attitude. You are strong enough to set clear boundaries with people and stick to them.

3. The Approval Seeking Will Stop

When you worry about what others will think of you, you never feel free to be completely yourself. When you truly love yourself, you stop worrying about what everyone else thinks about you and you become more confident about living a life that is authentic for you.

You need less acceptance from everyone else when you truly accept yourself.

4. You Will Be A Conscious Decision Maker

Loving yourself gives you the courage to cut things from your life that don’t truly bring you joy or provide you with ample space to grow. It’s easy to make courageous decisions when you value yourself and actively make choices that are intended to honor you, rather than risk harming you. 

5. You Will Enjoy Alone Time

A lot of people get caught up in keeping busy schedules simply because they’re uncomfortable with being alone. You surround yourself with people, throw yourself into work, and make decisions that help you avoid that loneliness. It doesn’t need to feel scary to spend time alone, with self love you’re more likely to enjoy time with yourself doing things that you enjoy doing – whether it’s meditation, swimming, writing or watching a movie. Self-love brings more comfort to spending time in your own company.

6. Happiness

Your happiness is no longer based solely on the actions and/or the validation of others. Happiness comes from “within” and from “with.” You, yourself, are the foundation of your overall happiness. And we find joy in and grow our spirit by nurturing our connection to our families, friends, and neighbors.

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How To Improve How You Feel About Yourself

Negative self-thinking is a learned habit that can be conquered by changing the way you think. With a few tips and tricks, you’ll be able to heighten your opinion of yourself and live a life of purpose.

Social Media Detox

Unplugging helps remove unhealthy feelings of jealousy, envy, and loneliness. From the number of birthday wishes on Facebook and photos of dream vacations in a tropical paradise to always clean homes and the picture perfect marriage, the opportunity for envy is never in short supply. Researchers recently discovered that one in three people felt worse after visiting Facebook and more dissatisfied with their lives. Unplugging resets and refocuses appreciation and gratitude for our lives.

Repeat Daily Self-Affirmations

Self-affirmations are an excellent way to identify your strengths. In fact, a research study found that individuals who practiced positive thinking after receiving a serious diagnosis of an illness were able to process the information and develop positive coping strategies.

One excerpt reads, “Two recent sets of research findings suggest that positive beliefs and experiences increase attention to useful self-relevant negative information and thus may facilitate effective coping.”

Affirmations are positive, specific statements that help you to overcome self-sabotaging, negative thoughts. They help you visualize, and believe in, what you’re affirming to yourself, helping you to make positive changes to your life.

Affirmations can reinforce positive beliefs, and remind us of who we can be and what we can accomplish.

Using affirmations will look different for everyone. Find what works best for you. Play around and experiment to see what feels right and is doable without feeling like just one more thing on your to-do list.

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Live Well

Living well isn’t limited to engaging in exciting activities or making tons of cash. It’s a deeper connection to your body, mind, and spirit. Being mindful of the foods you eat and how they make you feel will make you glow from the inside out!

In addition to eating well, engaging in some sort of physical activity is beneficial to your overall health and wellbeing. Getting outside and taking in the sun will boost your serotonin, also known as, the happy chemical in your brain. When you take care of your body, you’ll see changes in how you view yourself. You’ll become stronger both mentally and physically.

Choose Your Company Wisely

Self confidence starts from within. However, surrounding yourself with positive people will only encourage you to continue to think happy thoughts about yourself.

Every move we make has an effect that touches the people around us. On a more subtle level, when we share space with another person, we often pick up on their energy, feeling how they feel and attuning to them, whether we mean to or not. This is what we mean when we say a mood or a feeling is contagious.

Once we think more deeply about the people we interact with, it becomes easier for us to work toward filling our lives with people who help us to cultivate healthy and positive relationships.

Choosing companions who honor your strengths and acknowledge how great you are creates a healthy space.

You have to live with yourself for the rest of your life. Why not make the experience a great one! We all have so many unique talents and opportunities to give to the world.

By making the above tips a form of habit, you’ll be well on your way to improving how you see yourself and living a purpose filled life.

Step into your authentic self. Love it. Live it. Be it.

Empower yourself to live authentically, pursue your purpose and share you gift with the world around you.

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