How Putting Yourself First Can Change Your Life
Posted on September 10, 2023 by Sydney Sage, One of Thousands of Career Coaches on Noomii.
In this article, read why putting yourself first is so important and beneficial; not only to you, but for everyone and everything else in your life.
Life can be wild…
Raising good kids, having a career, being a good partner, keeping up on self-care, eating right, exercising regularly, keeping the home clean, getting into nature, traveling to keep the adventure alive, maintaining your spiritual connection, caring for the pets, and having ample time for friends! Putting yourself first is not always an easy choice these days.
Modern life these days can be a lot. Which is why…
Putting yourself first is so important. It’s very easy – and very common – to put everything and everyone first in our lives. We are basically taught to put everyone and everything else first and ourselves last! And we think that if we do this then everyone else will be happier and everything else will work. But there is a huge disadvantage for us when we don’t put ourselves first.
The ironic thing is, when we put everyone else first we actually do them a disservice. Because we aren’t able to be the best versions of ourselves. Putting ourselves last might leave us feeling overwhelmed, unhealthy, tired, stressed out, like we don’t have any alone time, and perhaps leave us feeling not as happy as we could be. But…
When we do make the leap and put ourselves first we end up not only positively affecting ourselves but also everyone and everything else in our lives too.
When we put ourselves first, whatever that means for you, we are happier, more healthy, more productive, more present, our lives are more balanced, and we feel more inner peace. This can allow us to show up as better versions of ourselves for everyone in our lives.
You might find yourself being more patient with your kids, more kind with your partner, more optimistic about life, more energized by prioritizing your health, more productive with work & the to-do list, and many other wonderful things! It might feel selfish, it might feel impossible, but with help, it can certainly be done.
If you’d like to put yourself first but aren’t sure where to start or perhaps what you even want, life coaching can be a wonderful partnership to help you.
Putting yourself first is a very common thing that coaching clients I work with choose to focus on, and it can feel so good! It might feel scary at first, unknown, or uncomfortable – but those feelings start to subside once we give the attention and care that we always give to others.
