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I love, love, love  Gala Darling.  Her site is all about radical self-love.  My favorite among her posts: 100 Ways You Can Start Loving Yourself Right Now.   In it she says:

“Make lists of reasons why you love yourself…
& write down (or keep mental lists) of the compliments other people give you. We’re so quick to believe people when they say nasty, unkind or “brutally honest” (ahem, cruel) things to or about us, & we discard all the times we’re told how amazing, beautiful or intelligent we are. Usually this is because our sense of self-doubt is stronger than our self-love. If you can build up the love side of things, this will begin to change.” […]