Enhance Your Relationship With Yourself
Apr 22, 2022
There’s no shortage of information on how to strengthen your relationship with your family, boss, or coworkers. However, you never hear about how to have a more productive relationship with yourself.
Your relationship with yourself is the most important relationship you have!
Try these techniques to develop a stronger relationship with yourself:
Start your day with gratitude and positive thoughts. Instead of reaching over for your cell phone to check your emails or social media, spend the time on yourself. Mentally list a few things that make you grateful.
- Give yourself the intention of having a good day.
- Envision what your day will look like.
- Anticipate roadblocks you may face and ways to get through them.
Write in a journal. Your thoughts and life are worth recording. Take time each evening to write for a few minutes. You’ll gain a lot of insight and appreciation.
Let go of your avoidance behaviors. What do you do when you’re feeling emotionally under the weather? Shop? Eat? Get online? Instead of avoiding yourself, sit with yourself. Breathe, and examine why you're feeling emotionally low.
Just breathe and notice your feelings and body sensations. Avoiding them just prolongs the cycle.
Meditate. Think of meditation as spending quality time with yourself. Begin with just a few minutes and extend the time as you feel more comfortable. You’ll learn how your mind works by meditating.
Spend time on your personal development. What do you feel the need to learn?
- Social skills?
- Relaxation skills?
- Networking?
- Spiritual development?
- You spend so much time doing things for your boss, home, and family. Take a break and spend some time dealing with your own needs.
Have some fun. Plan some fun in your life. Get a monthly massage or meet up with a friend. It’s your life. Enjoy it.
Forgive yourself. You’ve made a few mistakes and missed out on a few sure-fire opportunities. That’s no reason to beat yourself up for the rest of your life. It’s time to let go of your past and forge ahead.
Get help if you need it. No one can handle everything all of the time. Sooner or later, we all need help. That help may come in the form of a trusted friend or professional help. Get the help you need. Remember, you’re worth it.
How well do you know yourself? How well do you manage yourself? Both could always use a little enhancement. It’s not always easy to live with yourself, but remember that you have a lot to offer yourself!
Spend some time each day being good to yourself. Have some fun and spend some time on your personal development. Strengthen the most important relationship of all - the one with yourself.
