Be pleased with yourself, because you can. Sounds simple but it is harder than you think.

How often do you tell your kids, friends, colleagues or partner that you are pleased with them?  You are also worth the same level of praise.

I’ll let you into a secret.  You don’t have to wait for someone else to recognise what you have done.  You can just be pleased yourself and you will feel a warm glow.  In fact you can be pleased with yourself in a way that no-one else can.  You can be pleased with yourself because of your thoughts and ideas that no-one else need ever know about.  For instance, I’m pleased with myself for being fully awake at 6am today, before the alarm clock went off.  I’m also pleased with myself that my first thoughts today were about my life and not about my work.

Imagine if you could generate that warm glow all day, just for yourself.  So just stop now and jot down three things that make pleased with yourself in this minute.

Difficult?  Don’t worry it gets better with practice.  Just stop every couple of hours and notice what you are pleased with yourself about.  Often these things don’t make it into our consciousness.  By making an effort to notice we get positive feedback and feel better about ourselves.

Be more pleased with yourself today!