Comments on: What Determines Your Personal Value?

By: Building Exceptional Self Confidence In the Face of Challenges

Building Exceptional Self Confidence In the Face of Challenges — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:33:42 +0000

[...] up for failure. Do this too often and your confidence will take a beating. If we have more reasonable expectations and experience success, our confidence will grow. This is an area where balance is [...]

By: How to Be Yourself

How to Be Yourself — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:53:26 +0000

[...] are all unique and we all make a valuable contribution. Once you accept that it becomes much easier to connect with your true self and to feel comfortable [...]

By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills

Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:04:07 +0000

Hi David, those are indeed valuable assets that I am sure your coaching clients appreciate very much. You probably find (as I do) that many who sign up for coaching struggle with their personal sense of self worth and that once they learn to give themselves the approval they deserve a whole new world opens up for them. Cheers!

By: David Stevens

David Stevens — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:48:11 +0000

Hi Jonathan,
You have covered some great points here. I am the only one capable of determining my own self worth therefore I set my own standard. People in general are easily distracted and will attach to all the external things going on thinking that this is “Life”. As you say “external validation” doesn’t determine our personal worth however many seek it as such. I believe that two of my most valuable assets are “listening” and “caring”. Thankyou.
be good to yourself
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By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills

Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:58:42 +0000

Hi Galen, the problem is fairly common and that is so sad because everyone should sense their own unique value. Too many false evaluation criteria have clouded the way people asses their own worth. I hope this article can help nudge things in a more realistic and grounded direction.

By: Galen Pearl

Galen Pearl — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:28:38 +0000

I led a women’s retreat in October, and we did an exercise based on this same concept. I was struck by how difficult it was for the women there, especially the older women to think of themselves as intrinsically valuable. I wish all the women there could read this post!
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By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills

Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:04:09 +0000

There are lots of ways to measure personal value and approval plays a huge role in the process. Giving approval to ourselves is a great way to strengthen our sense of personal value.

By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills

Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:00:43 +0000

Hi Leisa, it’s amazing what we can learn about ourselves by asking the right questions. Once we realize things aren’t exactly the way we thought they were then we can make the needed adjustments. Growth is a beautiful thing.