6 maneras de ser leal a uno mismo y por qué es tan importante
Cuando tenía catorce años, mi abuela me dijo algo que me ha estado resonando en los oídos desde entonces: “Whatever you do in life, always remember to be loyal to yourself!”
Back then, I couldn’t understand the real meaning of these wise, evergreen words because I was too young and innocent to understand how the world we live in operates.
Pero ahora puedo decir con certeza que la lealtad a uno mismo es una de las reglas más fundamentales por las que todo el mundo debe regirse.
¿Qué significa ser leal a uno mismo?
(I’ll skip quoting all those mainstream definitions of self-loyalty and instead write it in my own words.)
Así pues, ser leal a uno mismo significa básicamente ser quien uno es, escuchar su intuición y estar en contacto con su verdadero yo.
Significa ser un participante activo en tu propia vida en lugar de buscar la aprobación de los demás o hacer cosas sólo porque alguien te ha dicho que las hagas.
Ser leal significa no sólo cuidar de los demás y satisfacer sus necesidades, sino también satisfacer las propias.
Sadly, hectic lifestyles and the modern world we live in often force us to forget that and to think that being loyal to yourself is an act of selfishness. Today, we’ll prove to the world otherwise!
¿Cómo ser leal a uno mismo?
Recuerda lo que TÚ quieres y ve a por ello.
Remember all those New Year’s resolutions you were so excited about?
Perhaps you promised yourself that you’ll start going to the gym, find a new job, stop smoking, start practicing a estilo de vida holístico¿Trabajar para mejorar sus relaciones y cosas similares?
They don’t necessarily need to be New Year’s resolutions, but something you’ve always wanted to do yet for some reason haven’t.
Tal vez la acumulación de estrés le haya pasado factura, o simplemente siga inventando excusas para sentirse menos culpable por no hacer nada con respecto a sus propósitos.
Sea cual sea el motivo, si quieres ser fiel a ti mismo, tienes que recordarte lo que quieres y empezar a trabajar para hacerlo realidad cuanto antes.
Si tu deseo es irte de viaje con tu pareja, empieza a planearlo ahora mismo. Si tu deseo es ser más activo físicamente, sal a correr ahora mismo y planifica el gimnasio para la semana o el mes que viene.
The most important thing is to motivate yourself and remind yourself of all your decisions and goals that you’ve put on hold. Remember, you can do anything you set your mind to – only if you want to!
Defiende aquello en lo que crees
We’re surrounded by millions of other people: our family, friends, colleagues, the media, modern influencers, and other virtual crew.
Todos ellos conforman nuestra opinión (especialmente los medios de comunicación) y mantienen perspectivas diferentes.
And there’s nothing wrong with that because if we all had one mindset, we wouldn’t be able to learn new things from other people.
Por lo tanto, ser un buen oyente es algo bueno porque nos enseña nuevas ideas (ya sean positivas o negativas), pero descuidar tus propias creencias por culpa de los demás es algo que NUNCA debes hacer.
Respect other people’s ideas and opinions, but always make sure to stand for what YOU believe in.
Debes aplicar esta regla en todos los aspectos de tu vida, ya sean tus relaciones, tu ética laboral o tu religión.
Desde que te levantas hasta el final del día, tienes que tomar un montón de decisiones a lo largo de la jornada, y lo que importa es que sepas que has hecho lo correcto.
That is why it’s important to stand for what you believe in and trust your gut.
Cuando las cosas se tuercen, es más fácil culparse a uno mismo por algo que hizo mal que por escuchar a los demás.
Aprender de tus propios errores significa evolucionar, por lo que nunca debes tener miedo de defenderte a ti mismo y aquello en lo que crees.
Tómate tiempo para reconectar contigo mismo
Chores, jobs, and other daily tasks often get us into a rut and we start feeling as if we’re stuck in a real-life El día de la marmota película. Cada nuevo día se convierte en una reiteración del anterior.
Por ello, empezamos a perder el contacto con nosotros mismos y con nuestra autoestima sufre. Empezamos a descuidar nuestras necesidades en aras de realizar otras tareas cotidianas.
Being loyal to yourself means taking time to reconnect with yourself – with your likes and dislikes, things you’re good at, your dreams and desires.
Convertirte en una prioridad y volver a tus raíces no es algo de lo que debas avergonzarte.
When you’re connected with yourself, your confidence increases.
And trust me, there’s no better mood lifter than knowing you’re respecting and loving yourself in spite of all this negativity prevailing in the world.
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Sea sincero consigo mismo
La mentira, la infidelidad, la violencia y otros vicios de la vida moderna nos están privando significativamente de alcanzar todo nuestro potencial.
Ser leal a uno mismo también significa ser honesto con uno mismo en todo, incluidas las cosas negativas.
Acknowledge your imperfections, quirks, flaws, and bad habits. Don’t try to hide your imperfections on social media. Don’t try to convince yourself that your bad habit is not something you should be working on.
Superación personalpaciencia y amabilidad son rasgos de carácter you should focus on. But, you should also keep in mind that you don’t need to be perfect.
Embrace your imperfections that cannot be changed and work on things that can be improved. Don’t make excuses for your bad behavior or try to run away from your problems.
If you want to be honest with yourself, then you will have to see things as they are at the moment, face them, and start working on improving them. It’s the only way to ultimate happiness.
Acepta tus propios sentimientos
Instead of prioritizing only other people’s feelings, honor your own as well. Pay attention to how you’re feeling when someone disappoints you or something bad happens.
Don’t try to suppress your emotions when you’re feeling down just because you’re afraid of being judged by others. Remember that you’re only human and you’re not expected to be happy 24/7.
Tienes derecho a tener un mal día, a sentirse traicionado, disappointed, and broken. Embrace all those feelings – not only the positive ones – because if you don’t, then you’re not being loyal to yourself.
When you’re focused on your own feelings, you understand yourself better and your relationships with others improve as well. Remember that you don’t need to be perfect in order to experience unconditional love.
You don’t need to change yourself completely and suppress your thoughts and emotions in order to be seen and praised by other people.
Tú eres TÚ y no hay otro tú en todo el mundo. Por tanto, acepta tu singularidad, tus sentimientos y tus opiniones.
Aprende de tus errores y perdónate a ti mismo
¿Alguna vez te has culpado por algo que ocurrió en el pasado? Seguro que sí (como el resto de la civilización). Te culpaste por las decisiones que tomaste, las cosas que hiciste o dijiste, y cosas similares.
But, guess what? You cannot change it. And if something cannot be changed, there’s no point in beating yourself up about it.
En lugar de quedarte en el pasado y culparte por determinados resultados, céntrate en aprender de tus errores y perdonarte a ti mismo.
You will never be able to be totally free if you don’t forgive yourself.
The truth is, we’ll make thousands of mistakes during life, but what matters is that we learn something from them so that we don’t repeat them again.
If you’re able to do this, there’s nothing you should worry about. Being loyal to yourself isn’t about living a perfect life devoid of mistakes, but about forgiving yourself and turning them into valuable life lessons.
Cómo nos traicionamos a nosotros mismos
Hay millones de formas en las que cada ser humano sabotea su propia lealtad hasta cierto punto y a menudo ni siquiera es consciente de ello.
Nos rodeamos de gente tóxicaabsorber su negatividad y bailar a su son.
We spend time with people who are bad for us, who are critical and oozing with negative energy, yet we keep hanging out with them because we’re afraid of being alone (or for some other reason).
We sabotage our own loyalty when we’re afraid to say no to certain things we’re not okay with, or when we’re blindly following trends instead of creating our own.
We deprive ourselves of self-loyalty when we’re trying to be something we’re not because we’re afraid that others won’t like our true selves.
O cuando nos decimos a nosotros mismos esa famosa frase: Ojalá me hubiera escuchado a mí mismo. Cuando ignoramos deliberadamente nuestra intuición, nos convertimos en esclavos de otras personas y dejamos de ser leales a nosotros mismos.
Saboteamos nuestra propia lealtad de tantas maneras que si decidiera escribir sólo sobre ello, todo este artículo se convertiría en un libro. Olvidamos que la clave de la verdadera felicidad reside en la siguiente afirmación:
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Ser leal a uno mismo significa ser quien uno es de verdad.
Do you think it is possible to be truly happy when you’re not loyal to yourself? As I’m writing this, I’m giving you a few seconds to think about it.
If your answer is no, there’s no need to question it. Ser quien realmente eres Una de las afirmaciones más bellas y, al mismo tiempo, una de las más difíciles de conseguir.
¿Qué significa ser quien realmente eres?
Bueno, probablemente signifique tener tu propio estilo en lugar de copiar el de los demás, tener tu propia opinión, expresarte sin sentir vergüenza y hacer las cosas no sólo porque tienes que hacerlas, sino porque QUIERES hacerlas.
En pocas palabras, para ser quien realmente eres, debes conocerte a ti mismo.
And you cannot know yourself if you’re not loyal to yourself. You cannot be in touch with your true self if you don’t give yourself permission to be yourself. (These interconnections are so beautiful.)
Y William Shakespeare lo sabe muy bien:
“This above all: to thine own self-be true,
Y debe seguir, como la noche al día,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.” (Hamlet)
34 Inspirational “Be True To Yourself” Quotes
Estos citas motivadoras te ayudará a comprender la esencia de ser leal a ti mismo y te inspirará para empezar a trabajar en potenciar tu autoestima y amor propio.
1. “We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us.” – Virginia Satir
2. “One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.” – Shannon L. Alder
3. “By being yourself, you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before.” – Edwin Elliott
4. “What I am is good enough if I would only be it openly.” – Carl Rogers
5. “Don’t let others box you into their idea of what they think you should be. A confined identity is a miserable way to exist. Be you and live free. Trust that in living true to yourself, you will attract people that support and love you, just as you are.” – Jaeda DeWalt
6. “Just because they disagree, doesn’t mean you ain’t right.” – Toba Beta
7. “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” – Marilyn Monroe
8. “Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are.” – Kurt Cobain
9. “When you dance to your own rhythm, life taps its toes to your beat.” – Terri Guillemets
10. “Never dull your shine for somebody else.” – Tyra Banks
11. “Being yourself means shedding all the layers of looking good, wanting to be liked, being scared to stand out, and trying to be who you think people want you to be. Being yourself means being naked, raw, and vulnerable.” – Jeff Moore
12. “With confidence, you have won before you have started.” – Marcus Garvey
13. “You need to quiérete a ti mismo and be yourself one hundred percent before you can actually love someone else.” – Christina Perri
14. “To accept ourselves as we are means to value our imperfections as much as our perfections.” – Sandra Bierig
15. “You were born an original. Don’t die a copy.” – John Mason
“Stay True To Yourself” Quotes
16. “Be who you were created to be, and you will set the world on fire.” – St. Catherine of Sienna
17. “The strongest force in the universe is a human being living consistently with his identity.” – Tony Robbins
18. “We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin.” – Andre Berthiaume
19. “No other version, no matter how perfect it is, would ever feel better than being your true self.” – Edmond Mbiaka
20. “Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.” – Allen Ginsberg
21. “Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life but define yourself.” – Harvey Fierstein
22. “Always be a first-rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.” – Judy Garland
23. “I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.” – Frederick Douglass
24. “Just be yourself. There is no one better.” – Taylor Swift
25. “To help yourself, you must be yourself. Be the best that you can be. When you make a mistake, learn from it, pick yourself up and move on.”– Dave Pelzer
26. “As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
27. “Be true to yourself. Make each day a masterpiece. Help others. Drink deeply from good books. Make friendship a fine art. Build a shelter against a rainy day.” – John Wooden
28. “Take care not to listen to anyone who tells you what you can and can’t be in life.” – Meg Medina
29. “You must have control of the authorship of your own destiny. The pen that writes your life story must be held in your own hand.” – Irene C. Kassorla
30. “Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or poner excusas.” – Brian Tracy
31. “Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.” – Homer
32. “Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.” – John Jakes
33. “The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don’t let them put you in that position.” – Leo Buscaglia
34. “If you end up with una vida aburrida y miserable because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to do your ****, then you deserve it.” – Frank Zappa
Sé leal a ti mismo. Porque, al fin y al cabo, ¡sólo te tienes a ti mismo!
Quiérete como quieres a tu familia y a tus mejores amigos. Esfuérzate por dar lo mejor de ti cada día y nunca te rindas pase lo que pase.
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