Are you a giver? Are you someone who struggles with boundaries? Do you tend to make time for everyone and everything else around you before considering your own needs? If the answer is yes, then I imagine you struggle with putting yourself first. The first step in putting yourself first is..well acknowledging it.

The hard reality is that, no one is going to care about you unless you care YOU. We all have to establish firm boundaries for ourselves. People treat us how we treat ourselves.

There are standards that we all have for ourselves naturally. No one wakes up and says hey i’m going to put myself last. No, it's a gradual thing that happens when you lose sight of those inner goals and desires you have for yourself.

Take a moment, look at your immediate environment. Is your weight where you want it? Are your finances where you desire them to be? Is your overall health good? Are you anxious, stressed, tired, drained all the time? "Do you feel like you’re settling with every choice you make in life?

If the answer is no, put yourself first starting today. Make a plan for the things your heart truly desires. You deserve it. Do the things your mind, body, and soul will thank you for. Remember, you’re a human first.

Pivoting gives you the opportunity to try again. And this time, you get to try again with a new mindset.

Look at it like this. It didn’t happen to you, it happened for you.