Not everyone can say they love themselves and to me, that is a shame. Loving yourself is so important, it is something we should do before loving anyone/anything else. There are some awesome things that happen when you realize how important you are in this big world and here they are:

1. Independence

After learning to love yourself you will realize you can do anything you want in life. With that kind of power you're unstoppable. Do not listen to what others want you to do, follow your heart, be yourself, and be independant. After awhile, you will not only realize your abilities, but you will physically feel them.

2. Confidence

Loving yourself can only lead to strong self confidence in everything you do. With this confidence you will begin to realize how important you are and how valuable your presence is to this world. Never give up and always push forward. You are important and you deserve everything you want in life.

3. Leadership

Being a leader is not easy without loving yourself, although we are all capable of it. You must love yourself first before you are capable of loving your job, clubs, or whatever it may be that you have the ability to be a leader in. Being a leader is important, without the self love aspect, how can you push others to love themselves? The harsh reality is, you can not.

4. Better relationships (friends, boyfriends, etc.)

When you love yourself others around you will love you even more. You will find yourself appreciating those around you 10x more than before you loved yourself. They will love you because you do not doubt yourself, you are confidant and you are valuable.

5. Self Worth

When you start loving yourself you realize how important you are to your friends, family, coworkers, etc. Your value will automatically be the most important aspect of your life, you will realize what you deserve and how much of a contribution you are in so many aspects of your life.

6. Appreciation

The appreciation of yourself leads to the appreciation of those who surround you. When you are able to appreciate those around you more, you are able to value the time you have with others. Appreciation is key to a happy and healthy life, appreciate everything, the good and the bad, it is there for a reason.

7.Self Respect

Your self respect is the most important thing about you. Without loving yourself, you are unable to give yourself the respect you deserve and need. By gaining this respect you are showing others the respect you deserve to be given by them.

8. Uniqueness

Not one person is alike, that is what is so special about loving yourself. You should be proud of your weird hobbies, strange thoughts, and odd style, why? Because you are you and no one can change that! Not to mention by loving your uniqueness you're able to widen your acceptance of others and that everyone is different (which is so valuable in our society).

9. Perspective

When you love yourself, your perspective changes. Who you are is not who everyone else is. You will begin to understand that, and it will change you forever. It is important to have an understanding perspective in our society, because of how different each and every person is.

10. Love

When you love yourself, your love for others will intensify. You realize how you want to be loved and you will begin to show others just that. It is so important that you show what love means to you, because if you do not, no one will ever know.

Loving yourself is not the easiest task, but it is fun. You would not believe how much you will learn about yourself in one day after loving yourself. your desires will change, you will demand respect, and you will feel the intensity of your self importance. Keep pushing for greatness and keep loving yourself, because at the end of the day - you are who matters the most.