Lewis Howes

Part of being happy is respecting yourself.

I was probably at a two out of a 10 out of self-respect because I was discounting myself.

I was sabotaging myself.

I was people pleasing to try to gain attention.

This is huge.

If you could start to say, I'm going to go from a two to an eight, nine or 10 of self-respect, everything will change for you.

Everything will change in your life when you start to respect yourself differently.

This doesn't mean you have to be a jerk to someone, but it does mean you have to have courage and be willing to disappoint or let people down.

And that's okay.

Respecting yourself means saying no.

Happy people know how to do this.

It's uncomfortable at first.

Trust me.

It took me months to practice saying no to people and then have them react to me being frustrated or upset or hurt.

Why can't you do this for me, Lewis?

Well, I just can't do it right now.

And learning to be with people's upset was one of the most challenging things that I've ever had to do.

Comment below, leave a like, let me know if that resonates or speaks to you in any way that being with someone's upset was something that's been hard for me.

If you know what that feels like, let me know.

But happy people, they understand this simple truth.