How To Make Your Family Proud
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Do you want to make your family proud? I wanted to make my family proud of me, but I didn’t really know how. I used to think if I did what they thought I should do, then they would be proud of me. Even doing the things that I didn’t really want to do, I thought maybe if I did what they thought was best, then they would be proud. Have you ever wondered how you can do what you want and make your family proud of you?
I took their advice on what I should do for my life, because I thought by doing it, they would be proud. Often their advice didn’t bring me happiness, I had other passions, but if I wanted them to be proud, I should follow their advice. It was exhausting trying to make everyone proud to be honest, as it really felt impossible. I struggled for years thinking that I would never make my family proud.
Then I learned the keys to making my family proud and myself happy.
- Become proud of yourself first.
- Let go of needing others to be proud of you.
Bear with me. I know it sounds tricky and like there is no way that if you focus on what you want and make yourself proud that your family will become proud of you. I would have said the same thing a few years ago. Now that I know to be proud of myself first, those in my life are proud of me too.
Here’s why the two keys above work:
- When you become proud of yourself first, you open up the space for your family to be proud of you too.
- Letting go of needing others to be proud of you allows you to focus more on what you want for yourself. If you can be proud of yourself first, it doesn’t matter if those around you are proud.
I am proof that this works. After struggling for years to make my family proud, now they are proud. The more proud I am of my own accomplishments, the more those around me are proud too.
It took some work and some practice. I also had a coach who supported me through learning the keys, but now it feels so good to feel proud of myself. I don’t look outside of myself anymore for approval of what I’m doing, wondering if others are proud. It’s a bonus that my family is proud of me too. It feels much more powerful to be proud of me first, and then hear my family say they are proud of me too.
If you’ve ever struggled wanting to make your family proud and not knowing how, I invite you to listen to my Year of Growth Interviews, where you’ll hear how I went from not feeling proud of myself, to being proud and having my family proud of me too plus so much more. Just click here to listen How To Be Proud Of Yourself First.
Written with Intention by Abundance Facilitator Kimberly
