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Something I come across often in clients is that we expect the best from ourselves, but rarely give ourselves the best. There is some kind of paradox that says we should be superwoman …yet we don’t deserve to be given the very best – by others or by ourselves.
I’d say that we treat our cars better than we treat ourselves. We will service and MOT our cars regularly, but how often do we do the same for ourselves? We make sure the car has enough fuel for the journey, but often do we run on empty? Ok, we ‘have to’ with the car or it’ll break down…but don’t you think the same might happen to you?
I am all for people wanting the best from themselves. What I don’t understand is why these same people don’t want the best for themselves. Ask yourself right now – do you deserve the very best? And if the answer is not a resounding yes, why not?
Let me just be clear here, I am not talking about decking yourself out with Prada, Cartier and Versace. I am talking about giving yourself the best care and attention you can give. Good food, good rest, kindness, support, mental, emotional and physical fitness, having the best team around you.
Being the best you can be requires you to have 100% self worth – believing that you deserve to have the very best too. Picture it – you have someone with enormous potential (You), and you give that person the best fuel, rest and encouragement you can. Wow. Imagine how far that person (You) can go!
Alternatively, you can use the current model of motivation favoured by many in society by pushing this person hard, giving them no rest, poor quality food and poison for fuel, whipping them and demanding the best from them without giving anything in return. Sheesh, sounds like the workhouse to me.
If you really want the best from yourself, determine right now to get the best for yourself, and see how much difference it makes to feel supported by, valued by, and special to yourself.
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If you deserved the very best, what might be different in your life right now? What can you do this week to give yourself the best for you? Want to share your thoughts on this article? Leave me a comment below.
Love
Donna.x