Raising the Bar and Respecting Yourself

This is a big priority of mine right now. Too often I find myself doing what others want, and putting my own needs and desires second. I often ask myself why. Am I a people pleaser? I certainly try not to disappoint others. Sometimes I go out of my way to do nice things for the people I care about. I often will see friends and make time for them even if I know I have a priority task that needs to be done. I don't like letting people down. This often leaves me feeling as though I've let myself down.

If you don't respect yourself, how do you expect to get respect from others?
Set the bar and your standards high, and put yourself first. I am working on putting my own needs first now. If I have an important priority done, maybe it's best to get it done instead of going out to a movie or dinner. After all, I'm only letting myself down and getting further behind when I put my priorities aside to do other things.

I want to be more successful in my life, and to achieve that I need to have a better balance among things in my life. I work a lot right now, so I don't often have time for social interactions. I don't have a lot of time for my personal tasks either actually. Mostly I work, eat, and sleep. Then back to work again. I respect myself enough to set my bar higher. I'm raising my standards in many ways. Included in this is raising my standards on how other people treating me. I want more from life, and I plan to get the best I can :)

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Life can get busy and overwhelming sometimes. I have to take time to refocus and prioritize sometimes. Something I'm working on is downsizing the things I don't need. Extra clothes, extra bank accounts, emails and passwords, memberships etc. All of these things create 'mental clutter' and bog us down.

Living a simple life with the basic things I need would be amazing. There would be less to take care of and maintain which would give me more free time to do the things that I want to do. Having more time for hobbies and friends would be amazing wouldn't it?

Don't lose focus on priorities. Work on them until they are done and dedicate time to work on them. Specific time to work on priority tasks each day or each week helps me get them done quicker. It feels great to get things finished and off of my plate. I really enjoy having time to do the things that bring me joy. This is one of my top 'monthly motivation' activities, and I can't wait to make it a habit :)