
But that’s hard to do if you don’t know who you are. That’s what we were told-stand up for yourself.

And once you stand up for yourself, you’d be surprised that people say ‘Can I be of help? – Maya Angelou I can’t ask somebody else to stand up for me if I won’t stand up for myself. I not only have the right to stand up for myself, but I have the responsibility. you can keep running and hiding and blaming the world for your problems, or you can stand up for yourself and decide to be somebody important. Stand up and face your fears, or they will defeat you.

– Lily CollinsĬourage is what it takes to stand up and speak courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. It’s really important to stand up for yourself and not always agree with what people say if indeed you don’t feel that that’s true. To me, bravery is to stand up for what you believe in. Life is too short to be taken for granted. Sometimes it just feels so amazing to finally stand up for yourself. It can take weeks, months or even years but as long as you’re committed to making positive changes, you’ll make that happen.Īnd to help you on your journey, here are some of the most awesome stand up quotes you can use for motivation.Įverything is a learning process: any time you fall over, it’s just teaching you to stand up the next time. It’s something you have to work on slowly and steadily. When you are so used to agreeing to what everyone says and doing what other people tell you to do, you’ll have to work on changing the way you think before you can stand up for yourself.Ĭhanging your mindset, however, doesn’t happen overnight.

Being assertive isn’t the easiest thing to do.
