​Become Your Own Best Champion

Becoming your own best champion is a part of the process of choosing yourself first. It's improving and nurturing the relationship you have with yourself. It is essential for positive self-development, your growth. If you aren't your biggest advocate, it'll be difficult to achieve happiness.

How can you master this? 

The process of becoming your own champion requires effort and a willingness to assess yourself. If you want to take ownership of your happiness and start being your own champion, here's how you can begin. 

Highlight Your Positive Qualities
First, you have to highlight your strengths. Think about the things you excel at and continue to focus on those qualities. 

It's counterproductive when you only think about your negative qualities. Instead, repeat this affirmation daily: I am strong, confident, and able to accomplish anything.

Encourage Yourself
Cheerleaders encourage their team to keep going even in the face of defeat. If you want to be your own best cheerleader, learn how to encourage yourself even when you aren't at your best. This involves learning how to pick yourself up after a bad day, a breakup, or loss.

Tell yourself that you are able to overcome any potential obstacle with the power of self. Engage in a self-care routine. Or, take some much needed time off. When you set aside time to recharge, you are giving yourself an opportunity to come back stronger.

Take Care of Your Needs
Since we're on the subject of self-care, learn how to engage in this activity regularly. Social media will have you believe that self-care routines must be perfectly executed baths with soothing music. 

While those are much needed, and should be a part of your self-care practices, it is very important that you learn how to incorporate self-care into your daily routine. 

Here are a few practical self-care activities you can engage in right now:
Read a good book
Go for a walk or run
Have a conversation with a friend
Make yourself a delicious cup of coffee

Make your self-care a priority so you don't become overwhelmed. This will help you to become your own best champion.

Don't Be Afraid to Eliminate Toxic People or Situations
Cleaning out your mental closet is refreshing. It can help you become in-tuned with your needs and focus on your happiness. Sometimes, when we aren't feeling as confident as we should, it's because we're exposing ourselves to negativity. 

One of the primary ways we can avoid this is to cut out anything that doesn't serve us. This can be in the form of entertainment, people, even jobs. 

If you find yourself constantly exposed to negativity, you may find it hard to see the beauty in yourself. 

Here are a few ways to eliminate toxicity:
Take a social media break
Take a break from the drama-filled reality tv shows
Ignore your needy and negative friend
Get rid of unnecessary clutter

Whatever is making you stressed or feeling less confident, eliminate it. You will soon find yourself feeling lighter and happier.

Advocate For Yourself
If you want to be a champion, you have to know how to stand up for yourself. This could mean vocally expressing your needs or even taking a silent stand against something you don't agree with.

If you want to be a champion, you have to be strong in the face of adversity. Instead of cowering away, look your adversary straight in the face. Speak up for yourself so you can get the treatment you deserve. This will help you to understand your capabilities and become your own fan.

Being your own champion requires a lot of mental effort. It is easy to victimize yourself, but you're only hurting your progress.

Take your self-development seriously and become your biggest champion. Only you can change the way you perceive yourself.