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Learn to like yourself! You will find that it is contagious.

The most important thing in your life is the state of your relationships. Above all else humans crave good relationships. We all need to know that we matter, that someone cares about us, that someone loves us. We are the ultimate herd animal. Our entire sense of significance, our sense of self, can only be found in our relationships with others. The only way that we can experience our humanness is through other humans.

The greatest trauma we can face is to be ignored, to be made to feel as if we don't belong, as if we are unimportant. Many times however it is our own fault that we feel as if we are not loved. We tend to be over sensitive and overly self-critical. We take things personally. We are self conscious, constantly worrying what others are thinking or saying about us. But I am sensitive and shy you say. No you are not. You are selfish, you are thinking too much about yourself but not enough of yourself.

All of this comes from the fact that we do not like ourselves very much. We are constantly comparing ourselves to other people. We seem surprised that they might like us and either go on the defensive or the attack. I mean, what do they want from me. We interpret every action as having an unpleasant intent and when the relationship eventually breaks down we feel that our suspicions were right.

The problem that we face is that we have been conditioned not to like ourselves. Just think of all the negative affirmations that we have heard since we were very little. "You're just too big for your boots" "Get your head out of the clouds" "And just who do you think that you are?" "What makes you think that you are so special?" I am sure that you can add a whole lot more. These sayings unfortunately undermined our sense of self worth.

Before you can have a good relationship with anyone else you have got to have a good relationship with yourself. You must be confident with your abilities so that you can give your attention to those you are with, rather than constantly worrying about what they might be thinking of you.

You've got to get back to believing that you are special, creative and loveable. You need to build your confidence in yourself so that you will think less about yourself and more about those you are with. To do this you need to counteract all the negative affirmations with positive ones. Start every day with this affirmation.

I like who I am and I am glad to be me.

It is wonderful to be alive and I have decided to be the best me that I can be and to enjoy the gift of today.

By controlling my attitude I will ensure that every person I meet today will be uplifted, inspired and happier for the meeting.

I will be enthusiastic and courageous, confident and decisive in doing the things that are necessary for my success today.

And I deserve success because, I am a wonderful person and I love and respect myself.

As your attitude towards yourself changes so you will find that your attitude towards others, and their attitude towards you, changes so "Learn to like yourself! You will find that it is contagious."

To live your best life be true to the YOU, that you want to be.

Live with passion. Change your life from making a living to making a difference.

Live up to the reputation that you want to have.