Self-love and being a girl boss are two very big movements right now in our society, especially for college students. However, while these movements seem to be the most polar opposite as you can get, they are very important together. It's like how fall makes you crave a pumpkin spice latte (come on, we all drink them). Being a girl boss should make you crave self-love.

Having a girl boss attitude and the ability to hustle really can be important, but if you aren't dedicated to taking care of yourself, then you are going to run out of steam. Make sure your put self-love on your to-do list every day. After all Urban Dictionary defines "girl boss" as follows:

A woman in control, taking charge of her own circumstances in work & life. Someone who knows her worth and won't accept anything less. She is not a "mean girl" in fact, she hates "mean girls." She is empowering and inspiring to those around her. She kicks ass! A girlboss knows that if you don't have big dreams and goals, that you'll end upworking really hard for someone who does.

Knowing your worth also include self-love? I think so, too.

Self-love doesn't have to be a face mask 

Even though face masks and having a solid skin care routine is really important, self-love doesn't have to be just that. Self-love can be a variety of things, like getting your nails done when you are having a bad day or when you do well on a test, drinking water in-between your iced coffees or taking the time to sit down and eat your food instead of eating while doing homework. Self-love doesn't have to be a huge ordeal, but doing simple things every day that makes you feel good should be an important part of your life.

Don't let being a girl boss keep you from being healthy 

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In fact, self-love is really just loving yourself enough to be healthy. A lot of girls associate the girl boss movement with being overly busy and always hustling but that's not always a good thing. You can keep your hustle and still be all about self-love. If you stay up late a lot of the time and are tired, give yourself one day where you go to bed early or sleep in. Take time to go to the gym and let your brain recharge, or even just take five minutes to yourself throughout your busy day. There should never be a time that school, work, or your social lives compromise your health in any way. Remember to drink water, eat meals not just snacks and get sleep because it will help your overall hustle if you aren't running on empty.

Love yourself enough to stop doing things that don't inspire you 

Let your hustle include things that make you happy. If you cannot stand going to a club meeting anymore, stop going. If you feel unfilled doing an activity in your daily life, then drop it. The most influential girl bosses love what they do; they are passionate about their hustle. Love yourself to find those things that inspire you! Also, it doesn't hurt to have a girl boss playlist that really gets you in your hustle, there is nothing like Demi Lovato's song "Not Sorry" that really gets me going.

The idea that being a girl boss means running yourself ragged is false. Being a girl boss means that you take the time for yourself so you can handle your crazy days. Now go, love yourself and get you an iced coffee... but then don't forget to drink some water after. You can conquer the world!