Simon Sinek Quotes

It’s self-full to be first, to be as good as possible to you. To take care of you, keep you whole and healthy. That doesn’t mean you disregard everything and everyone. But you want to come with your cup full. You know: ‘My cup runneth over.’ What comes out of the cup is for y’all. What’s in the cup is mine. But I’ve got to keep my cup full.

I find that if I've taken care of myself first, I can then be there fully for everyone else.

If you think taking care of yourself is selfish, change your mind. If you don't, you're simply ducking your responsibilities.

You can't take care of charity unless you take care of yourself first.

You're able to love others, to give to others, and do for others by giving and doing for yourself first.

You always have to remember to take care of yourself first and foremost, because when you stop taking care of yourself you get out of balance and you really forget how to take care of others.

Self-care is never a selfish act - it is only good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer others.

It's not selfish to give TO yourself as much as you give OF yourself

You can't be a resource for others unless you nourish yourself.

If I can make those people happy, why can't I make myself happy.

It is not selfish or narcissistic to love yourself. It is your first and foremost responsibility.

Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. Your suffering needs you to acknowledge it. Go home and be there for all these things.

The perfect man of old looked after himself first before looking to help others.

I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself and others like me, if I do that well enough, then I'll be able to look after someone else -- the children or the husband or the elderly. But I have to look after myself first. I know that some people think that's being selfish, I think that's being self-full.

By surviving passages of doubt and depression on the vocational journey, I have become clear about at least one thing: self-care is never a selfish act -- it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others. Anytime we can listen to true self and give it the care it requires, we do so not only for ourselves but for the many others whose lives we touch.

There is a connection between self-nurturing and self-respect.

Be good to yourself 'cause nobody else has the power to make you happy.

One must learn to care for oneself first, so that one can then dare to care for someone else.

Self-care of all kinds is a huge part of my life. I really encourage other women and other people to really put self-care - and that includes the beauty regime, how you eat, all of that - into your body.

Selfish isn't a dirty word. It means we take care of ourselves and are able to give back.

We have to take care of ourselves if we are going to take care of anyone else properly.

Women in particular need to keep an eye on their physical and mental health, because if we're scurrying to and from appointments and errands, we don't have a lot of time to take care of ourselves. We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own 'to do' list.

You've gotta do things that make you happy. As women, we tend to give away a lot. We take care of a lot of people, and we can't forget to take care of ourselves.

What I want people to do is what's healthy for them.

All that matters is that I stay healthy.