Why Self-Worth Matters And How To Recognize And Improve It

What is self-worth?

When you ask people what they think self-worth is, the answer you’d most likely get is, “self-worth is about how I feel about myself – That is, it is about me loving myself”. They are right in this sense, but you will start realizing the issue with their understanding of what self-worth is when you inquire by what yardstick they base that love on – i.e., why do they love themselves? Or what makes them love themselves

People who have a healthy sense of self-worth don’t love themselves because of external metrics like:

-      Grades

-      Income

-      Physical appearance

-      Status, or Title

-      Occupation

-      Age

-      Social Media following

-      Number of real-life friends

A person with healthy self-worth believes that they as individuals have a lot to offer – even if they may not be able to measure up to others in a competition. In essence, they do not base their value on comparisons but on their own intrinsic value as humans

Though undesirable, you likely might, at one point or the other in your life 

-      lose your job

-      go broke

-      lose friends

-      lose status

-      lose fans

-      grow old

-      or experience something similar…