For those of us with people-pleasing personalities, it is rare that we are not concerned with the well-being and happiness of those we love. And while that is a wonderful trait to hold, it can also have an effect on our own happiness. In being so concerned with pleasing others, we forget about ourselves.

It may be hard to flip the focus on yourself, but let me tell you, when you do, you will thank yourself.

You begin to realize that there are aspects of your life that perhaps make you not so happy.

And the beauty in recognizing this is that you can now fix them.

On the contrary, you also learn what does make you happy. And you can then implement it into your life even more.

You understand your own needs and goals, and how they can be met.

And most importantly, you understand that it is OK to do something for yourself once in a while.

So please, all my people pleasers out there, take a day to focus completely on yourselves.

You will thank me.