Great post. I would go a little farther: after many years of very likely being told, by lots of people, including some that we love and respect, that we aren’t good enough, we have very likely internalized that. So we shouldn’t be too quick to trust our own assessment of our value either, because we very often believe that we aren’t worth very much. It’s hard not to, when so many people have told us how disappointing we are. So don’t trust your feelings about yourself on your worst day to tell you what you’re worth. Ask yourself whether you would let anyone talk to a friend of yours the way you talk to yourself. You deserve the same love and respect you give the people you love.
Great post. I would go a little farther: after many years of very likely being told, by lots of people, including some that we love and respect, that we aren’t good enough, we have very likely internalized that. So we shouldn’t be too quick to trust our own assessment of our value either, because we very often believe that we aren’t worth very much. It’s hard not to, when so many people have told us how disappointing we are. So don’t trust your feelings about yourself on your worst day to tell you what you’re worth. Ask yourself whether you would let anyone talk to a friend of yours the way you talk to yourself. You deserve the same love and respect you give the people you love.