Emotional Intelligence

I AM A VERY SPECIAL, UNIQUE AND VALUABLE PERSON.  I DESERVE TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT MYSELF. 

• Listen to what your body, your mind, and your heart are telling you.
• Begin today to take good care of yourself. Treat yourself as a wonderful parent would treat a small child or as one very best friend might treat another.
• Make a list of things you enjoy doing. Then do something from that list every day. Add to the list anything new that you discover you enjoy doing
• Get something done that you have been putting off.
•  Do things that make use of your own special talents and abilities.
• Dress in clothes that make you feel good about yourself.
• Spend time with people who make you feel good about yourself - people who treat you well. Avoid people who treat you badly.
• Whether you live in a single room, a small apartment, or a large home, make that space comfortable and attractive for you. If you share your living space with others, have some space that is just for you--a place where you can keep your things and know that they will not be disturbed and that you can decorate any way you choose.
• Display items that you find attractive or that remind you of your achievements or of special times or people in your life.
• Make your meals a special time.
• Take advantage of opportunities to learn something new or improve your skills. Take a class or go to a seminar.
• Begin doing those things that you know will make you feel better about yourself - like going on a diet, beginning an exercise program or keeping your living space clean.
• Do something nice for another person.
• Make it a point to treat yourself well every day. Before you go to bed each night, write about how you treated yourself well during the day.
• Develop positive statements you can say to yourself to replace negative thoughts whenever you notice yourself thinking them.
• Make a list of your own affirmations. Keep this list in a handy place, like your pocket or purse. Read the affirmations over and over to yourself aloud whenever you can. Share them with others when you feel like it. Write them down from time to time.