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It's better to be a little more Self-Conscious and Respectful About Yourself

How to gain respect without hurting others is vital

By Wajiha KhanPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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It's better to be a little more Self-Conscious and Respectful About Yourself
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Respect should be considered an essential element in a person's life. The majority of individuals want to be respected, valued and loved by others, especially their loved ones. So people demand respect, but for getting the respect it is obligatory to give respect as well.

It's a well-known fact that we teach others how to treat us by demonstrating how we treat ourselves. If you always say yes to whatever your friends, family, or coworkers want while sacrificing your needs, they'll get used to it. They'll eventually expect you to put their demands ahead of your own.

We believe that putting our needs first would be rude, disrespectful, or even selfish, most of us have been socialized to be people-pleasers. However, there is a problem with this scenario: if we consistently neglect ourselves, we will soon become dissatisfied, energized, and truly sad since we would have little time for the things that bring joy to our hearts.

It's a common misperception that we have to earn love, respect, and appreciation, but the truth is that you are deserving of love and respect regardless of what you accomplish. To get respect, you don't have to prove anything.

To be loved or admired, most people want to improve themselves. It's a good thing, but continually striving to better others can wear a person down. We can never fully express ourselves in front of others, and perfectionism is a myth since nothing is truly “perfect,” and you don't have to chase unreasonable ideals to feel worthy.

Take a stand for ourselves, sometimes hard, instead of taking a stand for others we truly care about. Encouraging others is a bit easy, but it is worth more to care about ourselves to get the desired respect. Otherwise, It's become a challenging situation for you when you feel like a coward without encouraging power to take a stand for yourself.

The majority of the time, you already know what you should do. You're simply hesitant to do it because you're concerned about what others might say or think. However, the truth is that you will be the only one who will have to bear the results of your being quiet.

This is how you build genuine self-respect

Sometimes, life can be truly simple if we just let it be. That’s also true for building self-respect: If you want to respect yourself.

When you are demonstrating to yourself that you're incapable of accomplishing what you claimed you'd do by delaying. In this way, you feel lost in your courage and stamina in front of others.

As a result, you begin to doubt yourself, lose faith in yourself, and eventually lose respect for yourself. And, at the end of the day, you're only complicating your life.

Emotions are the driving force in your life, and they often overtake you when it comes to acquiring respect. As a result, don't let your emotions take control of your life. Our emotions are responsible for our lives.

They're responsible for some of the most unforgettable experiences we've ever had, but they can also be blamed for our biggest blunders.

Analyzing the own emotions and being fully honest about what they mean isn’t easy and occasionally, it’s even painful. So try to control your emotion because it is a shortcut to living a happy life.

It is no doubt the most potent enhancer for your development, and it will assist you in becoming more conscious of your needs and worries.

The primary pillars of living a good life are self-respect and self-care. If you want how you want to be treated, you should teach others in a very casual way. Nobody will respect your boundaries, ambitions, and passions if you don't.

So let's take a stand for yourselves. Loud your voice supporting your demands and demonstrate a casual and humble way so that others don't hurt, and they start to love you and give essential respect.

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