Being your own best friend? Some of us can’t even fathom that. We loathe ourselves, find ourselves disgusting, and in general just hate ourselves. This kind of behavior is going to cost you a lot. You are denying yourself the amazing benefits of being your own best friend.
Being your own best friend means you will be in charge of your emotions and how you react to the circumstances around you. It will mean not placing your happiness and contented-ness in your family or friends. Being your own friend comes with the advantage of never placing your joy, whole-ness or completeness in your job, your income, your house and any other material possessions. Doesn’t that sound colossally epic?
This post is about how to be your own best friend. It comes with a free checklist you can download and use every day to tick off if you did a good job on trying to be your own best friend.
How to be your own best friend:
Here are my 7 awesome tips on how to be your own best friend:
1 | Recognize and celebrate your victories before others do
Celebrate your talents, abilities, and victories. Thank yourself for working hard. Be proud of yourself. A lot of times when we accomplish our goals, we wait for others to congratulate us, and that’s when we feel happy. Take the time to tell yourself how proud you are. You should be the first person to praise yourself. Stop neglecting yourself and be the first one to reward and celebrate yourself.
2 | You will always be worthy
The thing about self-worth in human beings is that it isn’t derived from anything in particular. We are all worth the same. The beggar on the street and the celebrities in their villas are worth the same. Because we are all humans who deserve respect. Self worth is not based on your job, income, house, success or failure; it is based on nothing but the fact that you are human.
3 | Make inner jokes and laugh at them
Ask yourself, “Do you want to hear something funny?” Proceed to make a funny joke to yourself. This is a tip I used in the lowest point of my life. It was very inappropriate because I would usually be so sad and depressed. However, it would always make me feel way more happier.
4 | Work towards self discovery
There are things about yourself that you don’t know. Of course, you don’t know whether you like eating a certain food or doing a certain activity unless you have tried it out! Discover who you are by indulging in new genres of film and books. Figure out what you like and dislike. Find out the things that make you smile and those that cast a thundercloud over yourself. Discovering yourself will help you to be your own best friend.
5 | Be good to yourself
A lot of us are stuck in a cycle of self-hatred. In fact we are so used to hating ourselves that we hate saying nice things to ourselves. Be good to yourself. Put effort into doing nice things for yourself. A few minutes of yoga, a self massage, or a nice meal can lift your spirits up. Take the time to be good to yourself.
6 | Hang out with yourself
Who are you when you’re all alone? Discover this person. Spend time alone with yourself. Take out some me-time and figure yourself out. What do you like doing when there’s no one around? Do you like that version of you? Become your own best friend by hanging out with yourself.
7 | Be positive
We hate hearing this phrase. Be positive—said every single self-help book ever. There is truth in this phrase, however. If you tend to be negative about everything in your life, flip it around and be positive. Even if it pains you to be positive, do it. We entertain outlandish negative thoughts every day. Some of us would rather believe in getting abducted by aliens than believe that life is going to get better.
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