get a lot of emails from readers who struggle with their self esteem. Feeling good about yourself can be a total bitch thing to achieve and there’s no quick fix for a bad case of self hatred but honestly, it can’t hurt to try. If you’re feeling a bit down in the dumps, here are 5 ways to love yourself before you leave the house today.
Wear comfortable clothes that fit
People totally underestimate the importance of comfortable clothing. If you spend all day fishing your undies out of your butt crack or tugging at your shirt because it’s gaping at the front, you’re going to be super cranky at the end of the day and you might not even know why. You don’t need an enormous wardrobe full of stuff, you just need a few comfortable outfits, that fit well and that you feel good in. Tip: If you’re questioning whether something is too small or too big, it probably is. Trust yourself. You know when clothes fit you.
Write down three things you like about yourself
If you’ve never done this before, I demand that you do it today. Just three little things that you like about yourself. It could be that you make amazing cups of tea, that you’re a good friend, that you tell amazing jokes or you’ve got really gorgeous feet. Writing down a few things that are awesome about you is such a wonderful and postitive thing to do to start your day. Try it!
Get really excited about something
I love people who get too excited about things. I used to work with a girl who would do finger guns every time the local cafe hadn’t run out of her favourite sandwich. How delightful is that? Think of something that will make your day awesome – meeting a friend for lunch, buying that awesome pair of shoes you’ve had your eye on or splitting a sinful muffin with a work colleague and get EXCITED about it. Do a little dance or a fist pump when the exciting thing happens. Never be too cool to get excited about stuff. It makes your life pretty wonderful.
Harness your water-off-a-duck’s-back mentality
You can spend all morning summoning up the most positive attitude of the century but if you run into a jerk, they could destroy the whole thing. If someone throws their bullshit at you, I want you to imagine it washing over you like water off a duck’s back. Literally imagine it. People throw crap at other people hoping they’ll catch it, so don’t be standing there with your arms open, ready to received it. Get your duck brain in gear before you leave the house and there’s no way shit will stick to you.
Wink at yourself in the mirror
Just a little cheeky wink on your way out the door. Let yourself know that you’ve got your own back today. When you remind yourself that you’re on your own side, you turn up your positively levels a couple of awesome notches.
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Are you feeling excellent today? How awesome are YOU?
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17 Comments
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LOVE everything in this!! I really need to get better at the whole water off a duck’s back thing. I’ll definitely be giving myself a wink this morning 🙂
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Fantastic! I find it makes such a huge difference. Just to acknowledge that you’re going to be awesome and feel great today.
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Carly you are just fabulous and I love all your positivity. Being positive is half the battle of changing your mind set. Have a lovely day gorgeous lady. V x
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Oh thank you you’re so lovely! xxx
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Wink AND finger guns . . . ready to start the day 🙂
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Wow! I bet Friday totally rocked for you right?
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This post is all kinds of awesome! I got over-excited at Baker’s Delight the other day because they had one multigrain sourdough loaf left – and I scored it. And yes, I totally fist pumped the air and said “YES!” a little too loudly… WIN! x
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I do that all the time! When I expect something to be sold and it’s not I’m like ‘SCORE!’.
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all good thankyou smags!
you are so inspirational hun!
mr smags is clever too!
love m:)X-
Ha! Yes Mr Smags is a bit clever!
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Ha ha ha! I should’ve read that before I stumbled out of the house this morning. Wowsers. Great tips. Thanks for cheering me up!!
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Yay! Just book mark it and read whenever you’re having a shitty morning! 🙂
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Love this! Especially the water off a duck’s back. I have something similar – I call it my emotional raincoat. It’s bright, yellow, fits perfectly and I look a million dollars in it, obvs! Only it’s imaginary! Every time someone pisses me off or something doesn’t go right, I imagine it’s a little drop of rain plopping onto my raincoat and sliding right off. It works for all kinds of crapola from big to small. It’s my best accessory by far! And getting excited is totally worth it! Plus excitement is infectious. True story!
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I love the idea of an emotional raincoat! I’ve never been a huge one for feelings but I noticed that other people take on a lot of what goes on around them and it’s just unnecessary. The sooner people can let that stuff the better I say!
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These are such great ideas!! I particularly love the one about getting excited. I always find the day is so much better when you’ve got a bit of fire in your belly about something!
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Sometimes if I’m having a flat day I’ll just jump around for no reason. It’s thefts way to get that faux adrenaline spike that gives you such a lovely jolt of energy!
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Nailing it
