Respect yourself

Have confidence in yourself,confident people also tend to respect themselves. If you lack confidence it is time you start trusting in yourself and your abilities. Don’t’ allow other people to let you down.

Treat others with respect and by doing so you will develop respect for yourself. As you treat others respectfully you will also be treated respectfully. Those who treat others with a lack of respect often lack respect for themselves. Treat others with respect regardless of how they treat you, and realize that you are helping to teach them self-respect while building respect for yourself at the same time.

Surround yourself with positive people, who respect themselves and others, who are an encouragement in your life. Who tells you when you are wrong?

By being in the presence of those who are positive and confident, you will find yourself becoming infused with their enthusiasm, self-respect and positive energy. It is much healthier than being around those who are constantly putting themselves and others down.

Choose your friends wisely. Pick quality over quantity. People often like to have many friends because it makes them feel popular and important, but having a few friends of good character is worth more than a large circle of friends and superficial popularity. If your friends bring you down or disrespect you in any way, it may be time to re-evaluate your friendship. Don’t allow your friends to make you do things that you don’t want to do.