I keep on hearing "you need to love yourself" or "you need to like yourself before other people will like you" or phrases along those lines on this sub and in The Model. I have never truly figured out what exactly that means. It seems like the example everyone always use is to go to the gym and dress better, but I feel like I still don't quite understand what "like yourself" means.

I'm not anywhere close to perfect, and there are plenty of people on this sub who probably have this mastered better than me, however, I feel like short of becoming a egocentric asshole, there aren't that many ways for me to like myself more.

If someone could explain this, I would highly appreciate it. Thanks.