It’s International Women’s Day and you may be evaluating yourself. At times we do not feel as proud or as confident as we should be. We compare ourselves to others, try to find negative traits in them to feel better about ourselves, and we complain about what we don’t have.
These attitudes and behaviours not only take up too much of our valuable energy, but make us feel resentful and irritable. After all, why should we go about our days feeling this way, when instead we can feel excited to wake up in the morning and be one of those people contributing to other people’s happiness? If you’re in need of an emotional lift, you can start right now with these encouraging pick-me-ups!
Here’s our 5 easy-to-remember list on how to be your best self in minutes:
1. Compliment People
We all have those days when we’re feeling a bit off, a little blue, or just plain discouraged. The next time you find yourself trying to positively affirm your way out of a bad mood the best you can do that is to just pay someone a compliment. Tell them they did a great job on a project; that they look radiant; that you appreciate they way they contribute to a team, and so forth. A compliment will not only make that person’s day, but it will make you feel happier knowing that you positively contributed to their good spirits.
2. Practice Smiling
Did you know that smiling, forced or not, can have a positive effect on your mood, decrease stress levels, and make everyone around you feel better? If you go about your day and your encounters with a smile on your face, not only are you more approachable, but smiles are actually contagious, which as a result, uplifts those around you while boosting your own happy endorphins.
3. Let Go of Anger
Whether you’re upset at someone for something they did, cannot find any room to forgive them, or are disappointed in yourself for not achieving specific goals, let it go. Let it go because you’re a good person who wants to enjoy life unaccompanied by negative energy. Replace your resentment with compassion by facing, feeling, dealing with, and healing from it. Forgiveness offers you the freedom that you need to embrace.
4. Complain Less
Learn to enjoy life by not focusing on what is bad, wrong, or why you or someone else didn’t do something. Not only does this pessimistic attitude make us less pleasant to be around, but it fosters negative energy to our surroundings, impacting others. You cannot progress by complaining, you can only do so by implementing ideas. If you need to express issues, write about them first, read it out and decide how you can express your discontent content calmly and be ready with a proposed solution instead.
5. Do the Unexpected
Does that mean making your own pizza instead of buying one? Booking that Europe trip you’ve been longing for since a decade ago? Whatever it is, you do not want to look back at your prior years with the thought of “What if I did it?” or “Should I have?” Any little act of spontaneity will boost your confidence, as you feel empowered knowing that you can proudly challenge yourself make these decisions and live them wholeheartedly.
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