R-E-S-P-E-C-T is maybe the most powerful word and often misguided and confused with esteem and ego and what not. While most people use the term interchangeably, self-respect is the most important thing you should have in order to respect other and be capable of demanding the same. Let’s first try and understand the difference between the two.
Respect v/s Self respect
Be it respect or self-respect; it is the high regard that you should have for your own being and then you can have regards for someone else. And once you learn to have self-regard, it shows in your actions and words and thus the people around you feel respected.
How you treat yourself, your deeds and your actions depict how much you care for yourself and how much you are willing to imbibe in order to radiate that confidence that arises due to self-respect. What you wish to see in others, all those qualities are what you need to first search and then develop in yourself.
Here are some of the ideals that you need to first develop in yourself in order to work on your self-respect.
- Moral Values
In order to build a strong regard for yourself, you must have certain moral values and thus by stand by it. Be it honesty, determination, truthfulness and loyalty etc. These are some of the moral values to work on.
- Better person
When you believe that you are worthy of whatever you are getting in your life, you tend to live accordingly and strive for even better things.
- Love yourself
While taking control of your attributes and accepting yourself is the great way to respect. Once you accept and love yourself, you don’t need to get into any sort of comparison with others.
- Accept your environment
When you accept yourself and your environment, you tend to respect yourself more. You home and people around you need your care, even the inanimate object.
- Stick to your word
We often make promises and do not abide by them and thus lose faith. Once the faith is lost, you start questioning your every move and thus others can see this therefore you lose face, depicting you don’t believe of your own worth.
If in life you allow a person to tread all over you that is the biggest threat to your self-respect. We often tend to forgo our self-worth for our loved one. But keeping mum is not only hurting your self-respect but also your soul. More than often, we accept abuse and harassment from the hands of those who love us but we often forget that if we don’t stand up for such actions then it is a slap on our values.
A mother of two, Preeti Bhandari is a colloquial writer. She believes in simple living which reflects in her writings. As the Editor of Narisakti, she intends to use her vast experience to propel this platform to a cult status among entrepreneurial networks.
When not writing she is quilling, both with paper and thoughts.
