I Love Myself Workbook
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The “I Love Myself” Workbook The main idea behind this program is to teach yourself how to love yourself, to and physically.
associate with. Here’s what’s inside the workbook: and also feel happy from the inside out
How to take inventory of your know your self-worth How to
and to with cool and calm
Exercises that when applied will make you so much more How to raise your self-esteem using simple exercises to you And much, much more.
First, you can print the pages in this workbook so that you have it in front of you and can go through each one of the chapters. Each one will contain one subject
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work with it. Step 1: Learning How to Love Yourself
love ourselves, then we will be unable to love someone else or have someone else truly love us completely.
Here is a list: 1
. What are some ways
also consider things like your favorite color, foods, or maybe the things that make you happy. Whatever you feel makes you the person you are should be listed.
fake and who wants to love a fake? Put your list here: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________
2. Get your pen and paper and start to write down the things you would like to do with your life – the job, the career, and the people you want to be with, etc.
will make you happy, you will love yourself more because you will make yourself
Put your list here: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
Another good project you can do in order to help make you love yourself more is to make a list of all the things you can do to help others. Helping out at places like and that leads to loving yourself more. Once again, this means you will be happier and that leads to others loving you more as well. feel here:
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___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________
4. Find ways to take care of your body be very helpful for learning to love yourself. So, in this exercise you need to write a list of all the ways that you can take care of your body so you feel healthy, strong and good inside.
exercise regularly, avoid stress, etc. There are lots more things you can add to the list such as ways to relax, be with
Put your list here: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________
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you are and have respect and acceptance for those facts. No one is perfect and
Step 2: Exercises to build your self-esteem Another way to begin to love yourself more is to build up your self-esteem. Everyone needs to have a healthy self-esteem if they expect to love and be loved. esteem: 1.
cards and choose the ones that you feel have meaning for you. Then, get some Then, carry around a card in your wallet or post one a day on your desk at work, tell yourself that it stands for who you are and use it to help you to realize that you are a loveable person. Put your list here: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________
2.
is good in life and that means there are good reasons to love yourself and be loved in return.
___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________
Another way to boost your self esteem is to get some guidance from people in your life who have had success in the things they have done. Talk to them and have them act as your mentor. Your mission is to talk to them and learn how they
Put your list of people and how they can help you here: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________
Another way to help you to overcome your fears and be able to love yourself is to
challenges: 1. to stress over solving it and jumping to the conclusions of what will happen if problem into manageable pieces. For instance, in this exercise think of a possible challenge in your life. Perhaps you
online, in the paper, by word of mouth, etc. Then, you also make a list of what to
problem into lists that you can manage will make it easier to deal with, plus it So, for the next few lines, think of a challenge that either you are facing now, or
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Then, break it down into logical lists of things you can do to help you deal with the Use these lines to make your lists: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
2. Don’t worry so much about failing.
For this exercise make a list of at least one incident in your life when you failed in some way and then think about whether or not you were able to turn it into a an incident can make someone stronger.
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Write your thoughts down here: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Step 4: Learn Your Self-Worth
going to love everyone. count for much. You need to learn when it is important and when it is not. For instance, you want your spouse to love you and so you care what they think. Otherwise, being worried about what everyone thinks will only make you fear loveable. So, here are some exercises to help you to learn your self worth:
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1. Analyze yourself. Make a list of some of the ways that you can self-analyze yourself in order to see what kind of things you have done in your life that have molded you and made you who you are. For instance: person? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________
3. List your personal strengths ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________ All in all, these various lessons and examples are going to help you to understand loved. This will help you to learn to love yourself and once you are able to do that,
be loved.
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The “I Love Myself” Workbook The main idea behind this program is to teach yourself how to love yourself, to and physically.
associate with. Here’s what’s inside the workbook: and also feel happy from the inside out
How to take inventory of your know your self-worth How to
and to with cool and calm
Exercises that when applied will make you so much more How to raise your self-esteem using simple exercises to you And much, much more.
First, you can print the pages in this workbook so that you have it in front of you and can go through each one of the chapters. Each one will contain one subject
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work with it. Step 1: Learning How to Love Yourself
love ourselves, then we will be unable to love someone else or have someone else truly love us completely.
Here is a list: 1
. What are some ways
also consider things like your favorite color, foods, or maybe the things that make you happy. Whatever you feel makes you the person you are should be listed.
fake and who wants to love a fake? Put your list here: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________
2. Get your pen and paper and start to write down the things you would like to do with your life – the job, the career, and the people you want to be with, etc.
will make you happy, you will love yourself more because you will make yourself
Put your list here: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
Another good project you can do in order to help make you love yourself more is to make a list of all the things you can do to help others. Helping out at places like and that leads to loving yourself more. Once again, this means you will be happier and that leads to others loving you more as well. feel here:
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___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________
4. Find ways to take care of your body be very helpful for learning to love yourself. So, in this exercise you need to write a list of all the ways that you can take care of your body so you feel healthy, strong and good inside.
exercise regularly, avoid stress, etc. There are lots more things you can add to the list such as ways to relax, be with
Put your list here: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________
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you are and have respect and acceptance for those facts. No one is perfect and
Step 2: Exercises to build your self-esteem Another way to begin to love yourself more is to build up your self-esteem. Everyone needs to have a healthy self-esteem if they expect to love and be loved. esteem: 1.
cards and choose the ones that you feel have meaning for you. Then, get some Then, carry around a card in your wallet or post one a day on your desk at work, tell yourself that it stands for who you are and use it to help you to realize that you are a loveable person. Put your list here: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________
2.
is good in life and that means there are good reasons to love yourself and be loved in return.
___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________
Another way to boost your self esteem is to get some guidance from people in your life who have had success in the things they have done. Talk to them and have them act as your mentor. Your mission is to talk to them and learn how they
Put your list of people and how they can help you here: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________
Another way to help you to overcome your fears and be able to love yourself is to
challenges: 1. to stress over solving it and jumping to the conclusions of what will happen if problem into manageable pieces. For instance, in this exercise think of a possible challenge in your life. Perhaps you
online, in the paper, by word of mouth, etc. Then, you also make a list of what to
problem into lists that you can manage will make it easier to deal with, plus it So, for the next few lines, think of a challenge that either you are facing now, or
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Then, break it down into logical lists of things you can do to help you deal with the Use these lines to make your lists: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
2. Don’t worry so much about failing.
For this exercise make a list of at least one incident in your life when you failed in some way and then think about whether or not you were able to turn it into a an incident can make someone stronger.
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Write your thoughts down here: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Step 4: Learn Your Self-Worth
going to love everyone. count for much. You need to learn when it is important and when it is not. For instance, you want your spouse to love you and so you care what they think. Otherwise, being worried about what everyone thinks will only make you fear loveable. So, here are some exercises to help you to learn your self worth:
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1. Analyze yourself. Make a list of some of the ways that you can self-analyze yourself in order to see what kind of things you have done in your life that have molded you and made you who you are. For instance: person? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________
3. List your personal strengths ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________ All in all, these various lessons and examples are going to help you to understand loved. This will help you to learn to love yourself and once you are able to do that,
be loved.
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