That's pretty much what having self-worth, what respecting yourself is all about. And that's pretty much what the intention of this page is about:
And if you'd like to share your self-respect thoughts, then they will be most welcome!...
I discuss the self respect wisdom of many in the video below - some commonly held views on self-respect. So here I'd like to focus on the self-respect inspirational quotes below, and use them as my guide to talk about this subject - one that influences factors like happiness, body image and other self-esteem issues.
(The inspirational quotes are listed below.)
Firstly, self-respect, for me, is a little
bit like self-confidence: you can decide to
switch it on, or leave it switched off. If you decide to respect yourself then others will
start to respect you - they really will.
This is not a chicken and egg situation: you must respect yourself before others will respect you!
It provides a person with strength; gives them access to their courage; and makes someone invulnerable to the hurtful, misguided words of others.
And it allows a person to take a balanced view of life, a balanced view of themselves - simply, YOU ARE ENOUGH! And when you interact with the world, with others, with that understanding of yourself it really does make life a whole lot easier.
So, how can we build our respect?
Well George Bernard Shaw has it right when he urges us to stretch ourselves, to grow, in order to help self-respect grow! Challenge yourself, challenge the stories you tell yourself, and above all challenge what you expect to get out of life! Do all of these and respect for self will be boosted. Simple as that.
Okay, let's make this personal then, let's make this about me! Let's look at how I can grow my own self-respect:
Yes, I think doing these things above will help my self-respect - just writing these words down is empowering, to be honest.
How about you? What challenges can YOU set for yourself that WILL stretch who you think you are, that will help you respect yourself more?
"If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you."
-- Dostoyevsky"He that respects himself is safe from others; he wears a coat of mail that none can pierce"
-- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"If I despised myself, it would be no compensation if everyone saluted me, and if I respect myself, it does not trouble me if others hold me lightly."
-- Max Nordau"Would that there were an award for people who come to understand the concept of enough. Good enough. Successful enough. Thin enough. Rich enough. Socially responsible enough. When you have self-respect, you have enough."
-- Gail Sheehy"No man who is occupied in doing a very difficult thing, and doing it very well, ever loses his self-respect."
-- George Bernard Shaw
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the 'answer' to respecting yourself lie here via taking action...