If you had to answer, what are the things that make you feel good about yourself? Would you be able to respond quickly? Probably not.
Have you ever considered why? Maybe because you are too busy in pleasing others that you have stopped paying attention to yourself.
If you want to know how to feel good about yourself, follow a few simple steps to be on your way.
1. Embrace your individuality. Try to avoid comparing yourself to others and embrace your individuality. Comparing yourself to others will not make you feel good about yourself because you are different than any other person. There’s no one out there just like you, who has grown up with your experiences and who has your talents.
If you try to compare yourself to other people, it will not affect your self-esteem well, because you can always find someone who is stronger, smarter, or prettier than you. Instead, focus on being the person that you want to become, not like the “cool” people in your school, your job, or your neighborhood.
2. Develop your confidence. Confidence is the key to feeling good about yourself and to loving the person you are and will become. You can make an effort to feel confident in who you are and what you can achieve, although it might take time. You have to remind yourself that you’re an amazing person and that you deserve to be confident in yourself. If you think you’re worth it, then you are.
Find something to really excel at or work on excelling in something you already love. If you are already great at something, focus on how amazing you are for being able to do those things. Try to focus on your abilities and how capable you are. You’ll feel better about yourself if you’re good at something that you love.
3. Expect to have bad days. Sometimes you just have to live with the bad feelings and understand that they pass. People think that, to feel good about themselves, they have to feel amazing 100% of the time. If you’re having a bad day, especially if it’s after a string of great days, then avoid putting yourself down about it and know that this too will pass.
4. Trust yourself. Believe in your inner resources, no matter what, and you’ll grow from the experience. I believe that the answers usually lie within and you are probably smart enough to figure out what you need to do. Give yourself a little time and have patience.
5. Pay less attention to what others think. Care more about what you think of yourself instead of what others think of you. Focus on your own uplifting, positive thoughts about yourself instead of on others opinions about you. At the end of the day, you are the only person who has to live with himself or herself, so your opinion should matter the most.
6. Learn to love yourself. You do not have to be who you are today, and your life is not scripted. Changing how you feel about yourself means creating a strategy, gathering some new tools, and making yourself into the person you want to be. A good way to start is to stop doing things that hurt.
Feel good about yourself, no matter what life brings. Know that each time you wake up, you have another chance to make things better. Don’t waste it.
