You Won’t Boost Your Self-Improvement if You Don’t Develop This Basic Practice

It’s not a sappy self-help cop-out, but rather a highly effective tool of high-performing people

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I’ll start off this piece of writing with something that may sound controversial: If you have never seen a therapist or counselor before, you should at least consider it.

You don’t need a mental illness in order to benefit immensely from therapy. Everyone has issues that make their journey challenging. Talking to a third party who has no emotional stake in your life helps provide a point of view that’s difficult to get from friends or family members.

One of the most helpful things that you can learn from going to therapy is how to love yourself. I cannot overstate the value of this. It may be the key to continued self-improvement and a consistently better attitude.

What Is Self Love? What Isn’t?

When I say “self love” I’m not talking about simply looking in a mirror and whispering affirmations to yourself. I’m not talking about being complacent.

But I did purposely use the word love — as opposed to mere respect or care. Love is strong, unconditional, and consistent despite challenges. Loving yourself is more…