WHY LOVING YOURSELF IS NOT EGO

I got a comment the other day saying, ⁣
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‘𝘔𝘢𝘯, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴’⁣
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At first, I was like ‘shit, that’s not a good thing to project…’⁣
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But then I thought about this a little deeper⁣
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𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠?⁣
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And I am not being critical of that⁣
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I speak to so many blokes whose self-worth has been destroyed ⁣
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Who have reached rock bottom and want to turn it around⁣
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They want to look at themselves in the mirror and feel good again…⁣
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𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐠𝐨⁣
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I can remember back to a time that I put on a bit of a front⁣
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But in truth, it was a protective shield for that fact that I felt very self-conscious in certain crowds⁣
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And that’s because I didn’t know myself that well⁣
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𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭…⁣
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I know what I am capable of⁣
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I know the impact I can make⁣
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And I know the love I bring every day to my tribe⁣
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𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐬, 𝐈 𝐃𝐎 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐌𝐘𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅! ⁣
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𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 ⁣
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Because it allows me to be a better dad, a better partner, a better friend and a better coach⁣
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When you have love for yourself, ⁣
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You are free to go and live by your purpose⁣
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If you live without self-love, ⁣
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You can be sure that your view of the world will be jaded, ⁣
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And it’s not because of the world⁣
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It’s because how you view yourself…