"Self-worth, or how you feel about yourself, is arguably the most important possession we own." Rainer Martens

Self-Worth: Your Success Depends On It

Even though our society seems to be restrained in discussions about Self-Worth, it needs to be included as part of everybody's success plans and strategies. It already affects all of us—in a negative, neutral, or positive way—so let's include Self-Worth as part of our awareness program.

And what about our children? The percentage of teenagers who attempt suicide in North America is now at an all-time high.

What is Self-Worth?

It is the part of your personality that determines personal value and importance. Deeply seated within you, it strongly influences your attitudes and the behaviors influencing your success or failure.

When self-worth is low, people have little or no energy to think, feel, and do. They lack the motivation to participate in life.

Here is an example from my own life. Over 16 years ago (prior to meeting my wife), I was engaged to an individual from Australia. After spending almost a year in my area, she returned home to plan for our wedding. Two months later, she contacted me with one of those Dear John phone calls. After that phone call, my self-worth hit the lowest point I could remember. Almost in a full depression, I simply did not eat. In the next 30 days, I lost 15 pounds. Following that phone call, I went from being the number one sales performer for our company to the poorest performer—in fewer than 60 days. My skills or abilities did not change, only my level of self-worth — my low self-worth impacted everything negatively.

Obviously high self-worth creates the opposite results. With high self-worth, people believe their personal efforts will make a difference wherever they become involved. This high self-worth results in a confidence that increases their success.

That is true for all of us—and especially our kids.

Recent research supports the fact that our self-worth levels are always fluctuating and being re-established every day. I suspect even Donald Trump had a couple of low self-worth days after his bankruptcy. Research also supports that experiencing success produces more success and higher self-worth levels. That’s why in sales training, they say that the best time for a person to sell something is right after he or she has just sold something!

How does self-worth affect us? People with low self-worth experience these challenges.
• They claim more emotional problems.
• They expect to be rejected.
• They take personal criticism poorly.
• They are less comfortable socially.
• They are more resistant to change.

Those with high self-worth have these advantages.
• They are less depressed.
• They think well of others.
• They are more persistent.
• They take personal responsibility.
• They have more personal flexibility.
Where do you start to improve your self-worth?

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