How to Be Proud of Yourself First

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I wanted those around me to be proud of me.  Have you felt that way?  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I had a lot of ideas of what I thought I could/should do that would make them proud.  It usually involved making them proud by having a job and making good money, even if I was miserable at said job.  </span></p> <p><strong>It took having a coach and learning to be proud of myself first, that got me through wanting to make everyone around me proud.</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I learned to follow my passions, being an artist and a coach, made me proud of myself.  As a result,</span> <strong>those around me are proud too</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">It's funny, the more happy I became with myself and proud of my own accomplishments, those I loved were just as proud as I was.</span></em></p>