Monday, January 3, 2011

What about you

You are what ever you think you are. Many people will see this as an over simplification of reality regarding self-worth, but it is not. You either think of yourself as someone special or you do not. The self-worth is in the "thinking" and then the "doing."

Considering yourself worthy does not require you to have accomplished something monumental. What it does require is that you take action and do something and therefore establish a pattern of accomplishment that you can build on. Even if you fail (temporarily) you have accomplished something. You learned what not to do. Thomas Edison spend years inventing the incandescent light bulb. He tried over 5,000 versions of the device until one day he got it right. Edison would never have achieved success if after one of his failed attempts, he considered himself unworthy and simply quit. He may have struggled, as we all do, but he persevered, by taking action and realizing that he would eventually get it right. His victory required him to constantly consider his value as a person. There is simply no other way he would have been successful. If he had told himself that he was not worthy, he would not have made it.

You are unlikely to get to where you what to go unless you look at yourself and know that you are indeed unique. You can be successful if you don't get down on yourself. Self doubt is a destructive force. When you face some difficult situation, remember that it is only temporary and that you have the opportunity, at this very moment, to think positive thoughts about yourself and move on!


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