When you learn to accept yourself, you will be able to enjoy a more fulfilling life. If you struggle with accepting who you are, you will struggle with accepting others and getting along with them too. Even people with the highest levels of confidence in this world struggle with accepting themselves from time to time. No one is perfect. There is potential in everyone to become successful.
It is not fun when you don’t like yourself. It’s okay, it happens. Just don’t let it become a habit. Every person, without exception, in this world has different talents and weaknesses too. The distinction about people who succeed at being themselves is that they are kind to themselves and know their own worth. A life lived based on what others think of you is not a healthy way of living.
What can you do to be successful at being yourself? Check out the following things.
Don’t talk negative about yourself. If you engage in this type of behavior, it will make your life complicated and toxic. Constantly telling yourself things like these: “I’ll never accomplish this or that,” “I am not good enough,” “I can’t do anything right,” “I am not smart,” or “I always fail” puts you in a situation where you start to believe those things about yourself. You become what you believe and think about yourself.
Do say good things about yourself. Start saying good things to yourself by embracing positive self-talk, make it a habit and say these type of things to yourself: “I love myself,” “I am talented,” “I am beautiful,” “I am important,” “I am grateful,” “I am a good person,” “I am okay, I am breathing, I am alive,” and so on. Practice while you’re driving to work or when you are taking a shower. You can say these things aloud or quietly, it all depends on where you are.
Don’t compare yourself to others. Every person in the world is different. To succeed at being yourself, stop trying to be like someone else. It is good to admire other people because they can be a good example to you. Comparing to others can be detrimental to you because more times than not you tend to compare to others who you think and believe are at a better place than you are. Many times it’s all about appearances, not reality. Keep this in mind.
Do acknowledge your talents. Believe in yourself and celebrate your talents. Acknowledge your talents and use them to create a productive and successful life, and to also enrich the lives of others. Your talents come from within so no one can take them away from you. They are yours forever. Focus on the things that are going well in your life now. Realize that the way you use your talents highly influences the way you think. #BestAdvice
Don’t allow people to define your worth. Know your value. You have talents, ideas, values, intelligence, and so on. Embrace who you are. You are unique. If you don’t know your own worth, you will most likely allow other people to treat you badly. In many ways, you allow people to take advantage of you and define your own worth, which may be completely distorted from the reality of who you really are. Don’t let others make you feel insignificant.
Do have the courage to believe in yourself. This will lead you to have more personal satisfaction. When you stop going along with the crowd and start reflecting about what people ask of you and expect to you to be, you start to see things from a fresh perspective. Most importantly, things become clearer to you about who you are and what your worth is. When you dare to be courageous and believe in yourself, you are more likely to stop others from defining your worth.
What have you found helpful to succeed at being yourself? Please share in the comments section below. Thank you!!!
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