Why You Sometimes Need to Focus on Yourself

By Amanda Olavarria on April 25, 2017

As life gets more hectic and priorities start to shift, your well-being can easily become less of a priority. Sometimes we become so involved in our own little world that we forget to make ourselves a priority. In order to achieve our goals and to accomplish all that we hope sometimes it requires that we be a little selfish and that is perfectly okay.

In order to improve ourselves, we must take the time to work on and do what is best for us. This means starting to care more about your own mental health and well-being. It is important to have a positive mindset and to always work towards being the best you.

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Another big part of focusing on yourself is to not think too much about what others think. It can be hard not to care what people think, but caring too much can become detrimental and mentally exhausting. You should not focus all your time and energy on trying to impress people because you are surely setting yourself up for failure. What people think of you and your life is not your problem or something to worry about.

In the past, I would let other’s thoughts influence my actions all too often. However, when we let what people say and what they think of us impact how we act, we are the ones that end up unhappy. So instead of focusing on what others think and expect of us, we should focus on what we want and what is best for us.

That being said, we do not have to devote all our time and energy to people and things that no longer make us happy. We truly do not have to feign happiness for things that just drain us emotionally. We can, in fact, let go. Let go of people who do not uplift us anymore and just aspects of our lives that no longer work for us.

It does not have to be sad either. In fact, it is freeing once you have enough respect for yourself to not settle for any toxic relationship or anything that does not make you feel happy. Above all, we should do things for us and no one else. We should do what makes us happy and what makes us feel worthy.

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Oftentimes we can push our own needs to the side to focus on our family and friends, but we need to realize that our thoughts and feelings are valid as well. We need to recognize that we too deserve to be fought for and appreciated because we too are important. Our voice is valid and it is important that we do not let anyone else try to drown it out or make us feel inferior.

Each of us deserves to experience self-improvement and sometimes that means choosing ourselves over others. Sometimes it means choosing our own wants over what people think and tell us we should do. Although our lives can be hectic, it is vital we make the time to focus on ourselves and our own progression.

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