Putting yourself first is THE best thing you can do for yourself and everyone around you because if you are at your best, you will give your best as well as elevate everyone around you to do their best. It’s very difficult to be around someone who is thriving and not have it rub off on you in some way! Think about all you do now and think about how much better it would be if you had energy, peace of mind, feel comfortable in your skin, mental clarity and were truly happy. It would be pretty impossible to stop you. That is what putting yourself first can do. So how do y ou actually go about it?

      First step is to think about the WHY. Why is it important for you to be your first priority? Are you a parent who wants to set a good example for your children? Are you tired of not feeling good and find yourself taking it out on others? Do you feel that you are not truly living and just take each day as it comes? Figure out your WHY and how it can change everything for the better.

Then focus on the WHAT. Don’t just think it about it though, write it down. WHAT do you need/what to do to put yourself first and be happy? What’s going to need to happened on a daily, weekly, monthly basis? Here are some examples:

-Get in four workouts a week, no matter how short

-Read a book a month

-Get a massage

the WHAT can be anything that brings you happiness, gives you mental clarity, relaxes you, gives you confidence, etc.

Now it’s time for the HOW. It all fine and dandy to have the WHY and WHAT but unless you actually do it, it will do you no good. For each of your WHATs (you can have more than one!), figure out the time needed to accomplish it. So let’s say your WHAT is get a massage once a month. The massage itself takes an hour and whatever travel time it takes. So we need to block out about 90 minutes once a month. We can do that! Put in on your calendar and treat it like any other important appointment. If you had to go to the doctor, how would you get it done? You’d figure out a way, correct? Because in your mind, going to the doctor is necessary and not selfish. Take that same thinking and apply it to getting a massage. It’s good for your body and mind so it’s also necessary. Do this process for each of your WHATs. Figure out the time needed and don’t let your stories on why it’s impossible or not necessary get in the way.

Putting yourself is the greatest gift you can give yourself as well as anyone around you. Give yourself permission to give yourself 100% so you can give others the best version of YOU!

Share your WHY, WHAT, and HOW below!!