Imagine that there is someone whom you have to spend the rest of your life with.
You have to spend every minute of every day with, day in and day out.
This person is the first one you see when you wake up in the morning, and the last you see when you go to sleep.
This person is there on all your life's special occasions.
This person is there during all of your life's ups and downs.
When you are down, only this person can cheer you up.
When you fall, only this person can pick you up.
When you set a goal, only this person can give you the motivation and confidence to achieve it.
This person will never leave you, and is the only one you can truly depend on.
If you didn't like this person, wouldn't your life be absolutely miserable? You'd be forever stuck with a person you didn't like.
You wouldn't be able to do anything! I am sure you can guess that is YOU! YOU are the most important person in your own life.
When you really love someone, you always want the very best for him or her, right? You would do anything for the people you love.
You would make sacrifices for them, and defend them if anyone spoke badly of them.
The same thing goes when you love yourself.
When you love yourself, you will want the very best for yourself.
You will aim to get the best grades, enter the best schools, and achieve whatever you set out to do.
In other words, teens who love themselves dream big and set high standards for themselves.
At the same time, you will be willing to work hard and make sacrifices for yourself.
Teens who love themselves will take good care of their body and their mind.
They are willing to sacrifice short-term pleasures for future benefits.
They will study hard, exercise regularly, avoid distractions (such as watching too much TV and gaming) and say no to drugs and cigarettes.