The Profit Prophet

Many talk about how to improve yourself, and that involves first and foremost being able to love yourself. Here are 14 things you should do to practice self-love. A more detailed explanation is found here: Why Self-Love Must Come First  1. You Cannot Give to Others what You do not Give to Yourself First 2. Surround Yourself with Positive People 3. Deal with your past hurts and fears (they are ruining your future) 4. Live in the Present 5. Develop a High sense of Integrity and Personal Beliefs 6. Be Mindful of Your Thoughts 7. Only focus on what YOU can Change 8. Take Care of Your Body, Mind, and Spirit 9. Live with an Attitude of Gratitude 10. Maximize Your Abilities and Minimize Your Weaknesses 11. Find Your Passion, and pursue it without any Reservations 12. Learn to Forgive Yourself 13. Less Is More: Simplify and Balance Your Life 14. Practice REALISTIC Optimism about the Future

I have often written about the characteristics on what makes a successful person, or boss, or entrepreneur, but have never offered any practical advice on how to get those “characteristics” in the first place. Well, this post will go into what “steps” you can take to develop and practice self-love. Why is this important anyway? Well, essentially having self-love means you have the capacity to love others and be more aware of how you effect other people and the world. Essentially, in the first step I state "you cannot give to others what you do not give to yourself first." If you are not honest with yourself, you cannot be honest with others; if you are fearful, you will make others fearful; if you are courageous, others will gain courage through you; and so it is with love. If you do not love yourself, you can never love another. And we do NOT intrinsically know how to love. It is a learned art, something too few of us have ever mastered. Still, it is the single best cop...