Showing yourself respect doesnotmake you conceited.
In fact, it does quite the opposite.
First, look within and question what practices make you feel your absolute best.
Then, pay yourself the respect of prioritizing them daily.
Be honest about who you are and who you aren’t.
Once you know what makes you feel good, continue to prioritize itnot only with yourself but with others.
Respect yourself by taking action around things that excite you.
Yes, taking action on the unknown can be scary stuff.
We’re never guaranteed our ideal outcome, and that can cause us to retreat, big time.
But the most successful people aren’t afraid to try something new.
Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard, and the rest is history.
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak began Apple in their garage.
You get the picture!
Stop trying so hard to be “normal.”
The only way to stand out is to be your idiosyncratic, real, quirky self.
Don’t let other people define your boundaries.
Many people have good intentions, but their advice is often clouded by theiremotional baggage.
Learn to say no.
Here’s some more advice abouthow to get into the habit of saying no.
Choose a partner who respects you.
You know the first place all of us tend to throw self-respect out the window?
Yup, you guessed it: dating.
They need to muster up the self-respect to start over.
Let whatever you get done today be enough.
Show self-respect means not being overly self-critical, judgmental, or restrictive.
It’s so easy to chain ourselves to a to-do list and then gauge our worthiness on its completion.
Know that you are not your genes.
You could spend a lifetime untying the knots of your family lifebut that’s your choice.
I am not my genes."
Apologize with self-respect.
If an apology is called for courageously, offer one (minus the excuses).
Be willing to accept reality.
You must be willing to see things and people as they are.
But if you don’t deal with the problem with curiosity and courteousness, your situation will be prolonged.
And that is not very respectful of your time and energy.
Write love notes to your body.
Our health, like everything else in our lives, is a relationship.
The more we pay attention to it and nourish it, the more our body thrives.
Later,write them down, preferably on sticky notes.
The takeaway
Self-respect is all about treating yourself the way you’d want others to treat you.
