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Do You Treat Others Better Than You Treat Yourself?
“Never expect people to treat you any better than you treat yourself.” — Bo Bennett
The “Golden Rule” — to treat others as you would like to be treated — should go both ways. You should also treat yourself as you would like to be treated. For many of us, this means realizing that we can meet many of our own needs which we may be waiting for someone else to take care of.
Treating other people as we would like to be treated may also mean more authentic social interactions.
Do You Put Yourself Down or Ask Too Much of Yourself?
If you treat others better than you treat yourself, it may mean that you need to re-examine the way that you treat yourself.
Are you hard on yourself when you mess up?
Do you expect too much of yourself by constantly asking too much of yourself?
Chances are you don’t act toward other people this way. So why are you acting this way toward yourself?
As a human, you deserve the respect that you show toward other people. This isn’t only a feel-good statement, it’s also a practical outlook. When you ask too much of someone else, they aren’t able to get everything done. The…
