Relationship Between Neatness And Self-Respect

A lot of people believe that neatness is just about being clean and also maintaining a good environment. However, what they need to know is that it goes way beyond that - it is a core reflection of the value you place on yourself and your self-respect. How you present both yourself and your immediate environment and how you organise them, is a very clear indication of your character, mindset, and prioritise. If you want to know how someone holds themself in value, just look at how they appear and their environment. When you put neatness as a priority, then you have demonstrated that you value yourself and you have self-worth.

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When I was in school, there was this girl I was admiring, who was also in the same course with me but a level below me. I was secretly admiring her and decided to make her my friend. Well, on one of the days, I went to visit one of my friends who stays off-campus. To my surprise, I discovered that the girl stays in the same building with my friend but on a different apartment. When I passed by the corridor of her apartment to get to my friend's own, I could not believe what I saw. The whole place was so littered. The plates that were used the previous night was kept in a bowl under the table that was by the side of the corridor still unwashed.

When I get to my friend's apartment, I tried to relate with him about what I saw, and he told me that it has been a regular occurrence. In fact, the whole lodge have are remarked her for the same thing. She would litter everywhere with things even though she knows where the waste bin is. Not just that, even her own apartment was not cleaned. With what I saw, I understood why neatness is related to self-respect, because the admiration and the respect I was trying to build for her were all gone. Being neat and clean have ways of presenting you in good light in the sight of others.

It is worthy to note that cleanliness is among the easiest things to do, yet the impact it can have on you is without question. There are many ways to express yourself for others to see and one of them is neatness. You have to understand that it is what people see on the outside and physically, that they will judge you on the inside with. People do not know what is in your mind, neither do they know your full intentions, but what they perceive physically is what they will use to know what is inside. Your appearance creates the kind of impression in the mind of others that is so strong. You may not have another time to make a good and nice first impression, so be intentional about your appearance, so as to create a good impression.

Neatness also entails how you dress and what you wear. There is a way you will dress and you will naturally command respect. On the other hand, there is also a way that you will dress and you will lose the respect that you have gained. This is why I normally tell people that they should appear in the manner that they want to be addressed. Take out time to put on clean, well-fitting and nice clothes, then groom yourself in a neat way, you will communicate a very strong message about yourself to the people that will see you. Trust me, there is a level of respect that people will accord you just by the way you appear.

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I once attended a function, dressed in a very corporate and neat suit. Right into the event, I was sent for to come and occupy the front seat. The funny thing is that, I was sitting with my friend but he was not called but I was called upon, that was when I took a look at what we were wearing. He dressed casually and I quickly understood why he was not called. Trust me, people will relate with you based on what they perceive about you by the way you appear. It does not cost much to be neat, but the benefits and what you stand to gain are beyond prices.

You also need to know that you do not have to break your pocket to be neat and clean. With the ones you have, you should take care of them and wash them well. I have understood that the cleanliness of the body also leads to the cleanliness of the mind, which also impacts other aspects of your life positively. There a feeling of goodness that arises when you appear neat and clean, it also boosts your confidence and makes you to rate yourself well.

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