{"id":1979,"date":"2020-04-14T11:57:49","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T11:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifegram.org\/?p=1979"},"modified":"2021-05-28T13:16:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T07:46:09","slug":"ways-to-make-yourself-a-priority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/ways-to-make-yourself-a-priority\/","title":{"rendered":"13 Ways To Make Yourself A Priority"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In order to be a positive &amp; productive human being, you all should make yourself a priority, and then only you will learn to deal with the world in a better manner.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">&#8220;How much do I care about myself?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">When was the last time you asked something like this to yourself? To be true, it&#8217;s actually quite easy to get blown over in the craziness of everyday life and push our own needs aside, thinking that they aren&#8217;t too important to be attended to. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">But when you do this, not only do you suffer, but you are not your best for everyone else around you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">In order to be a positive &amp; productive human being, we all should make ourselves a priority, and then only will we learn to deal with the world in a better manner. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Ways_to_make_yourself_a_priority\">Ways to make yourself a priority<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#1_Start_with_the_thought_of_fulfilling_your_needs\">1. Start with the thought of fulfilling your needs.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2_Indulge_in_things_that_you_love\">2. Indulge in things that you love.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#3_Look_in_the_mirror_and_smile_at_yourself\">3. Look in the mirror and smile at yourself.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#4_Embrace_your_emotions\">4. Embrace your emotions.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#5_Stop_saying_8216Yes8217_to_everyone\">5. Stop saying &#8216;Yes&#8217; to everyone.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#6_Nourish_nurture_your_body\">6. Nourish &amp; nurture your body.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#7_Don8217t_let_anyone_bother_your_thoughts\">7. Don&#8217;t let anyone bother your thoughts.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#8_Surround_yourself_with_positive_people\">8. Surround yourself with positive people.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#9_Learn_to_let_go_of_the_things_you_cant_control\">9. Learn to let go of the things you can\u2019t control.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#10_Know_that_you_are_enough\">10. Know that you are enough.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#11_Spend_your_money_the_way_you_want_to\">11. Spend your money the way you want to.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#12_Think_before_you_act\">12. Think before you act.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#13_Love_yourself_You8217ll_eventually_spread_love_everywhere\">13. Love yourself! You&#8217;ll eventually spread love everywhere!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"Ways_to_make_yourself_a_priority\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Ways to make yourself a priority<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Here are some simple ways to nurture yourself, to make peace with whoever you are and to tell yourself &#8211; &#8216;I&#8217;m important&#8217;.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"1_Start_with_the_thought_of_fulfilling_your_needs\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">1. Start with the thought of fulfilling your needs.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Most of the time, we are trying to fulfill the needs of others &#8211; what our husband wants, what&#8217;s the need for the child, what will boss will ask for, so on and so forth. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">But how much time do we really spend to fulfill our own needs? Remember that until you try to prioritize your own needs, no one else will. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">To begin with, write them down in pointers and try to make time to focus on them, regularly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"2_Indulge_in_things_that_you_love\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">2. Indulge in things that you love.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let no one tell you what you should do &amp; what you shouldn&#8217;t. You are free to choose how you&#8217;d like to unwind &#8211; whether it\u2019s just reading a book that you picked up the other day, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/how-to-start-a-gratitude-journal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">scribbling on your gratitude journal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, binge-watching a series or just taking a warm shower. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure to take your foot off the pedal and find something that calms your mind. There can be nothing more peaceful than doing things that you love &amp; it&#8217;s surely the best therapy you can provide for yourself.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"3_Look_in_the_mirror_and_smile_at_yourself\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">3. Look in the mirror and smile at yourself.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">This is something I do every morning &#8211; to smile at myself. It&#8217;s just a way to acknowledge myself, to emphasize on the fact that I&#8217;m enough, exactly as I am. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">While trying to please the world, we always expect the other person to smile at us, to make us feel our worth. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">But instead of trying to be more, take time to look in the mirror and just be with yourself. Smile &amp; appreciate your individuality, every single day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"4_Embrace_your_emotions\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">4. Embrace your emotions.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">In the hustle &amp; bustle of our daily lives, we mostly ignore our emotions. Our happiness never lasts for long, and our sadness gets covered under heaps of other things! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Even I used to do the same until it forced me to a state of depression. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Don\u2019t suppress your pain thinking that one fine day, all your problems are just going to disappear. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Suppressing your feelings only serves to undermine your happiness. Be open to embracing all your emotions &#8211; Happy or sad, joy or sorrow &#8211; and know that it&#8217;s impermanent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"5_Stop_saying_8216Yes8217_to_everyone\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">5. Stop saying &#8216;Yes&#8217; to everyone.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">In a world with so many responsibilities, it&#8217;s more like a pressure at times to please everyone around us and agree to whatever they say. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">But trust me, things will become smooth when you&#8217;ll stop saying &#8216;Yes&#8217; to everyone and do what you feel like. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">It&#8217;ll help you to claim back so much happiness! Like I mentioned before, we often tend to neglect ourselves in the run to fulfill everyone else&#8217;s needs, but this is to assure you that you don&#8217;t really need to do that. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">It&#8217;s okay to let go at times and say &#8216;No&#8217; to what you&#8217;re not in a mood for!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"6_Nourish_nurture_your_body\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">6. Nourish &amp; nurture your body.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Be grateful for having a healthy body &amp; nurture it in the best possible manner. We are never really mindful enough about what we are putting into our bodies &#8211; whether it&#8217;s the food we eat, how much water we drink, the quantity of alcohol we consume, etc. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Let me tell you that there&#8217;s a direct connection between how we nourish our body &amp; how we feel. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Like for me, I know that a good meal of home-cooked fish curry &amp; rice instantly makes me happy &amp; it equally nourishes my body with all the proteins, carbs, etc that I need.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"> So make sure to pay attention to your body &amp; be kind to your intake patterns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Related:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/ways-to-practice-mindfulness-everyday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best mindfulness practices To Be More Productive.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"7_Don8217t_let_anyone_bother_your_thoughts\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">7. Don&#8217;t let anyone bother your thoughts.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Just like you need to nurture your body, similarly, you need to nurture your mind as well. The first step for that is to meditate &#8211; focus on your breathing and feel good to have a sound mind. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Coming to the most important step now &#8211; don&#8217;t let anyone else bother your thoughts, let no one tell you how you should shape your life, or what you should be doing, so on and so forth. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">What you want to make out of your life is entirely your choice and none can intervene in that space. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.qld.gov.au\/news-events\/news\/how-to-look-after-your-mental-health-wellbeing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Make your mental health your priority<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"8_Surround_yourself_with_positive_people\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">8. Surround yourself with positive people.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">How we feel about ourselves highly depends on the kind of people we choose to mingle with! To have friends who lift you up, encourage you to grow &amp; motivate you to try new things are the ones who feed your soul &#8211; make sure to keep them close. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">If there&#8217;s someone who tells you that you&#8217;re not good enough to do something or maybe you should try something else &#8211; know that they&#8217;re not meant for you, and it&#8217;s fine to walk away from them. Don&#8217;t try to hold onto people who aren&#8217;t adding anything to your life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"9_Learn_to_let_go_of_the_things_you_cant_control\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">9. Learn to let go of the things you can\u2019t control.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Often, we suffer because we feel that things didn&#8217;t turn out the way we wanted them to. But remember that not everything is in your hands. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">You can&#8217;t change the past, you&#8217;ve no control over the future and in the present, all you can do is live to the fullest &#8211; make peace with whatever is happening, and don&#8217;t get bothered even if something is happening differently. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Let go of what&#8217;s not in your control &amp; stop over-analyzing everything. Just know that eventually, things will fall in place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"10_Know_that_you_are_enough\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">10. Know that you are enough.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Drawing lines from the previous point, it&#8217;s important to know that you are enough &#8211; no matter what the world tells you! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Just take a minute to think how far you&#8217;ve come, how your personal growth has helped you evolve with time, how you learned to give more importance to happiness over success, how you shifted your focus from the negatives &amp; nurtured the positives, how you&#8217;ve gathered the courage to speak your heart &amp; mind &#8211; and after all these, would you still not believe that you&#8217;re too good to be yourself? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">It&#8217;s time to acknowledge that you&#8217;re good enough, and there&#8217;s no need to be perfect &#8211; &#8216;coz no one is!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"11_Spend_your_money_the_way_you_want_to\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">11. Spend your money the way you want to.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">SPLURGE! &#8211; Yeah, you heard me right! When you saw that beautiful black dress while walking through the mall, I know you imagined yourself wearing that &#8211; so, why didn&#8217;t you buy it? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Whether it&#8217;s about getting a nice bag or a great pair of shoes, heading off to your favorite restaurant or treating yourself with a beach vacay &#8211; why would you ever stop yourself from spending your earnings? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">After all, it&#8217;s the fruit of your hard work &amp; you deserve to enjoy every bit of it. So, know that it&#8217;s absolutely fine to splurge on yourself, once in a while &#8211; and no one else should control or manipulate you in that case. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Remember, we&#8217;re all gonna die someday leaving a lot behind, so why not enjoy it when alive?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"12_Think_before_you_act\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">12. Think before you act.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Sometimes, we get driven by emotions and don&#8217;t tend to think whether our actions would be fine or not. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">When you speak to someone (or reply to something), pause &amp; think &#8211; and honestly, that can save a lot of grief &amp; guilt in the long run. We often say things we don&#8217;t mean to, but once they&#8217;re out, we can&#8217;t take them back. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The same goes for our actions &#8211; even if we think that we&#8217;re right, sometimes, it might not be. And as time flies, we slowly face the consequences, thinking &#8211; &#8220;What if I haven&#8217;t done that?&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Try to reflect on your actions, make sure they don&#8217;t make you repent at any point in life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"13_Love_yourself_You8217ll_eventually_spread_love_everywhere\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">13. Love yourself! You&#8217;ll eventually spread love everywhere!<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">The sun shines bright, and that&#8217;s how we see the light! <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">The journey of making yourself a priority will begin &amp; end by loving yourself in the first place &#8211; and once you feel absolutely comfortable in your own skin, happy with your thoughts, glad about your company, content with your intakes &amp; satisfied with your work &#8211; you&#8217;ll automatically be in love with yourself.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">From now, make yourself a priority &amp; focus on being your best self &#8211; the world will eventually seem brighter &amp; more joyful. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">In case you have any other tips that you\u2019d like to share with others, do let us know in the comments below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[optin-monster slug=&#8221;ofzgfgq5ljbqtukramsl&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In order to be a positive &amp; productive human being, you all should make yourself a priority, and then only you will learn to deal with the world in a better manner. &#8220;How much do I care about myself?&#8221; When was the last time you asked something like this to yourself? 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