“You want me to praise myself? That kind of goes against everything I was taught about being a good person.”
One of my clients was listening to my podcast recently and sent me a message saying she was stunned, in a good way, by how much my guest was complimenting herself.
My client had been trained, as many of us in Gen X were, to not be effusive about her accomplishments or talents. So to hear someone be unabashedly speaking so positively about themselves, without sounding smarmy, was kind of a revelation.
Many of us struggle with how to love on ourselves without being too narcissistic. In fact, that’s a common fear I hear repeated amongst my clients, especially the women and AFAB folks.
 “I don’t want to be this lady!” Narcissist GIF by Lauren Spencer Smith |
The truth is there’s a wide spectrum between being self-effacing or overly humble and being an actual narcissist.
Check out this short 8-minute video where I get into the difference and share how we can all love on ourselves more than we think.
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What do you think? Is there room in your heart for loving on yourself more? Could you stand to celebrate what’s great about you and let others know it, especially so that you’re more seen in the ways you want to be?
