How To Be Nice To Yourself

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By Hope Wilbanks

Be nice to yourself!
Be nice to yourself!

Does it seem like you are constantly the brunt of someone’s joke? Do you feel like nobody takes you seriously? Are you tired of feeling like you are nothing but a doormat to some people? Before you can expect anyone else to show you an ounce of respect, you have to learn how to be nice to yourself.

Are you nice to yourself?

  • All the time!
  • Sometimesl
  • Hardly ever.
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Stand up for yourself.

If you are tired of people talking about you or taking advantage of you, then stand up for yourself. Don’t let somebody else tell you what to do, or how to do it. Be who you want to be. Then, and only then, will others start to recognize your awesomeness.

Put yourself first, for a change.

If you always do everything other people want you to do and are always putting yourself last, it’s time to change that now. Start putting yourself first. People will not know what to think when you first start doing this. In fact, you will probably meet a lot of resistance and be called selfish. But if you know you’ve done all you can for others and they still don’t appreciate it, take a step back, breathe, then put yourself first the next time.

Discover who you are.

If you have spent much of your life trying to please people, you most likely have learned by now that you can’t please everyone all the time. In the process of trying to do so, you most likely have become tired, sad, and angry because at the root of it all, you are miserable. What do you want? What are your ambitions? How do you want to spend your life? Figure out who you are. Forget about all the people you can’t please and discover who you are.


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Hope Wilbanks Hub Author 2 years ago

I agree, DynamicS. We women definitely struggle with this more than men. I took a nap today, too. ;)

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DynamicS Level 2 Commenter 2 years ago

Hope, thanks for the reminder because as we get bugged down b lifes challenges and responsibilities, we, mostly women tend to be too hard on ourselves. We take all the world throw at us and never make any demand.

I'm going tobe nice to myself now and get a nap.

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prasetio30 Level 8 Commenter 2 years ago

I proud to be my self. No one can replace it. it will increasing my self confident. like you said. I don't care what people said about me. if that good for me, I'll appreciate and accept that. But if it bad for me and judge me. I will let it happen. It will disappear by wind.

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Hope Wilbanks Hub Author 2 years ago

So true, Duchess!

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Duchess OBlunt Level 4 Commenter 2 years ago

Nice Hub Hope. I'm still working on becoming that person I want to be, but I'm enjoying the ride to getting there. It's not always easy to put yourself first. Not always wise in some cases either, but yes, we do need to take those moments, breathe and concentrate on where we want to be and how we can get there.

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