Self-care isn’t talked about enough. For you to be at your best, for you to give your best, you need to put yourself first. That includes your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health.

Start with just 10 minutes a day. Just 10 minutes for yourself. 10 minutes of exercise. 10 minutes of mindfulness or meditation. 10 minutes of journaling, thinking about what you’re grateful for. Just 10 minutes of being fully present in a conversation with a loved one.

If you can’t find 10 minutes for yourself you need to take a hard look at where you’re spending your time. It all comes down to decisions. You need to decide that 10 minutes for yourself isn’t something that you should do but something that you must do. Something that you must do so that you can be at your best.

Give yourself the gift of 10 minutes each day so that you can give others the gift of your best more often.