Do you take time to acknowledge yourself?

Everyone talks about gratitude these days which I’m very grateful for☺ It’s so important, but how often do we show appreciation for ourselves? I often ask clients this question and it’s a game-changer. Our mind is wired to notice what goes wrong or what we didn’t do. So, we need to use our conscious mind to shift our thinking.

For example, do you undervalue yourself? When working with my clients, I often hear them failing to appreciate their strengths and effort. Last November, I did a webinar for Northwestern University Career Webinar Series. I was excited to connect with and inspire the audience about silencing their inner critic. Over 300 people from around the world signed up for it. It felt amazing to be connecting with all of them via the webinar and after the webinar, people reached out with kind messages introducing themselves while others requested consultations and to sign up for my monthly newsletter.

How to show gratitude for yourself…

Then, I saw the reviews. Overall, they were good. The final result was 3.9 out of 5 stars. My heart sank. This recovering perfectionist didn’t love that result. I re-read the reviews and all were good except a couple where I could actually take or leave the feedback. (One was useful and the other just seemed like they were angry at the world.) I was happy that I coached myself out of that slump. I thanked myself for noticing that feedback can be useful, but I don’t have to take it all unless I think it helps me or the end result. And, I reminded myself of all the others who felt a powerful connection to the content I shared.

The best part was that Northwestern sent out a follow-up email to people promoting my next webinar with them, and the email featured and focused on that rating! Ha☺ Apparently, that rating was considered good enough to be a selling point. So grateful I kept it in perspective. And, almost 400 people signed up for my next webinar!

So, where could you be a little nicer to yourself and say “thank you” for being you?