Learning to have self-respect
You always hear about people telling you to love yourself and to have respect for yourself but I don't think I really understood how to until recently.
I realised that part of the reason that I used to feel quite unhappy was because of the kind of people I was surrounding myself with. I often went after or let people in to my life who were not empowering me and didn't walk away because I didn't know my value and didn't think I deserved respect or to be treated in a particular way.
From my experience, sometimes, when you don't value yourself, it can lead to letting people into your life that might not necessarily be the best for you or accepting poor behaviour from others, when that's never really something that should be accepted.
It's taken a while, but now I am at a stage where surrounded by such a great and supportive social support network who are so encouraging and genuinely care about me. It helps me to feel a lot more confident and empowered. I've learnt to let go of people who do not empower me or make me feel bad about myself.
I also think that spending time with positive people who are empowering has such a good impact on your own behaviour and how you treat others too. It inspires me to take the time to talk to people and to look out for others who might be troubled or upset like my friends have done for me.
It's very easy to get caught up in negative thinking when you're surrounded by people that don't empower you. But when you're surrounded did by positive, empowering people I've realised that it's not that difficult to be positive, happy and empowering either. It's actually very easy when you're surrounded by the right people.
I now have lots of people who I can turn to if I need help or problem who I know will be there for me and I will be there for them too in times of need. It makes it easier to work through life's challenges.
It can be tricky sometimes to step out of that a negative bubble and find a good support network, but it's so worth it. Reach out to people that you admire or join clubs/go places that you enjoy to expand your network and find like minded people.
I realised that part of the reason that I used to feel quite unhappy was because of the kind of people I was surrounding myself with. I often went after or let people in to my life who were not empowering me and didn't walk away because I didn't know my value and didn't think I deserved respect or to be treated in a particular way.
From my experience, sometimes, when you don't value yourself, it can lead to letting people into your life that might not necessarily be the best for you or accepting poor behaviour from others, when that's never really something that should be accepted.
It's taken a while, but now I am at a stage where surrounded by such a great and supportive social support network who are so encouraging and genuinely care about me. It helps me to feel a lot more confident and empowered. I've learnt to let go of people who do not empower me or make me feel bad about myself.
I also think that spending time with positive people who are empowering has such a good impact on your own behaviour and how you treat others too. It inspires me to take the time to talk to people and to look out for others who might be troubled or upset like my friends have done for me.
It's very easy to get caught up in negative thinking when you're surrounded by people that don't empower you. But when you're surrounded did by positive, empowering people I've realised that it's not that difficult to be positive, happy and empowering either. It's actually very easy when you're surrounded by the right people.
I now have lots of people who I can turn to if I need help or problem who I know will be there for me and I will be there for them too in times of need. It makes it easier to work through life's challenges.
It can be tricky sometimes to step out of that a negative bubble and find a good support network, but it's so worth it. Reach out to people that you admire or join clubs/go places that you enjoy to expand your network and find like minded people.
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