The Time Square New Year’s Eve ball has officially dropped and it’s now 2017! This year I challenge you to let go of harsh resolutions and explore the idea of being kind to yourself. Not a superficial level of kindness but an authentic, deep kindness where you change how you care for and relate to yourself.
Suggestions:
- Refrain from harsh judgment and criticism toward yourself.
- Unconditionally accept yourself – you are enough.
- Treat yourself like you would treat a good friend. A client of mine found that by doing this she felt better about herself and had more self-confidence.
- Remind yourself that it is perfectly okay to be imperfect. Making mistakes are a normal part of life and that most successes have a backstory of failure.
- Drop the people pleasing and learn to say no so that you can say yes to what matters and is important to you.
- Each day commit to practicing activities that create positive energy and generate a feeling of personal well-being (meditation, yoga, spending time in nature, physical exercise, etc.)
- Spend quality time and break bread with people you easily connect with and are fun to be around.
- Limit and avoid spending time with toxic individuals who drain you.