Wie Selbstliebe die Leistung und den beruflichen Erfolg steigert

February can be the coolest and gray month of the year. Many people automatically associate this with negative feelings or even depressed moods. At the same time, February is also known as a month of love - a time when you remember the importance of love and compassion for others and yourself. Valentine's Day is a central point. However, this is not always about charity, love for a partner or family members. It's also about your own love. It is the ideal time to once again remember that a lot depends on how much you like yourself and how much good you do yourself. This has nothing to do with selfishness, but to take time for yourself, creates new energy and positivity.

This positive mood not only has an impact on a self, but also on our handling of others and the work done. Negative self -assessment can weaken the work performance and increase stress, while self -compassion - the loving and supportive treatment of yourself in the event of professional challenges, personal inadequacies and professional setbacks - is a more powerful instrument for professional advancement (source).

Constant self -criticism (inner critic), which may not even be aware of it, represents an obstacle to professional success. Self -love is often misinterpreted as selfish or narcissistic and the inner critic, your inner voice never rests and devours more intellectual place than that Voice that says what potential we really have. We have to learn to defend ourselves more against our own hard judgments instead of constantly attacking ourselves. And at the same time, we should deal with small “mistakes”, which are mainly committed from habits or old behavior patterns.

If you succeed more to listen to this positive and motivating voice, the inner coach, we are looking forward to life more positively. A certain lightness accompanies us and this strengthens our own resilience. Only if you cultivate the right attitude to yourself will you also have the right attitude to success. Neuroscientists have long discovered a direct connection between self -compassion, resilience and success (source).

If you are at peace with yourself, you can take a break regularly to recharge your breath, in short, you take care of yourself, give you this new strength and motivation. For example, if there is a drawing project, it is worth going to nature again shortly beforehand and recharging it for a moment, or doing sports, it is simply what is best for you. If the work is taken into account afterwards, many are easier and no longer seems so overwhelming, but feasible. Positive emotions such as quality and compassion can be trained. By appropriation of these habits to deal lovingly with themselves, we change the way the brain reacts to events.

If you are more loving towards yourself and accept your limits with compassion, the more empathy you will apply to others. Positive affirmation reduces stress and ensures the necessary calm and clarity to overcome obstacles. Not only give love this year, but also self -love!

Written by Mara Schär

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