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Self-appreciation is a key principle that involves acknowledging and valuing yourself. It's about focusing on your positive qualities and embracing your worth. This could involve using positive language and thoughts when thinking about yourself, as well as putting yourself in a high-esteem mindset through body language and self-image. It's about recognizing your value and worth, and building self-love and acceptance. Embracing self-appreciation can lead to inspired actions and a sense of freedom and power. It's about focusing on the best aspects of yourself and excluding negative self-perceptions.

0:03 / 1:03:40 The Eight Principles of Happiness with Robert Mack

Number three , the principle of positive focus . Number four , the principle of self appreciation . Number five , the principle of appreciative thought and language .

0:03 / 1:03:40 The Eight Principles of Happiness with Robert Mack

But , but I love 34 and five as a group because principal positive focus tells me , OK , focus my attention on the positive . Then the principal self appreciation is , well , don't forget about you . Like you're a part of focusing on the positive and then the fifth principle , the principle of appreciative thought and language .

0:03 / 1:03:40 The Eight Principles of Happiness with Robert Mack

I need to think positively . I need to appreciate myself . I need appreciative thought and language .

0:03 / 1:03:40 The Eight Principles of Happiness with Robert Mack

So it's one of the same beyond that . I think most of us struggle with this self appreciation bit and use it as a correlation . You know , when you judge yourself , you tend to automatically judge other people and when you stop judging yourself , you , you tend to automatically stop judging other people , right ?

0:03 / 1:03:40 The Eight Principles of Happiness with Robert Mack

Um but it's not gonna , you know , fill you up inside , you're reaching for a positive feeling before you act within a framework of return on smart energy investment and a focus on not attaching yourself to it . But focusing on the positive , focusing it from appreciative thought and language and appreciating self putting yourself up there such that when you take that action , it's inspired action because there's so much freedom and power behind it , you know , it , you couldn't have said it more concise there beautifully . I mean , it's one of your sweet spots .