Many of you come to my site for more fitness related posts but lately I keep finding these other articles that really can make a difference about how well we do with our fitness, "diet", health, work and short & long term goals. Not too long ago, I posted an article about,You are What You Love.

Now I came upon another article, The Importance of Self-Worth, by Cheryl Saban. Both the previous article & this one really speak to me because these are areas in my life that I have just not conquered and that I do feel are important to our fitness goals. I think many of us have not conquered these aspects of our lives & that in turn can lead us to feel we can't "succeed" at losing weight, getting healthy, getting that dream job etc. MizFit wrote about this fear of failure not too long ago or should I say, "what would you do if you could NOT fail". How can we get past that fear of failure if we don't have that Self-Worth! A big part of the emotional stuff that keeps us from moving forward in all aspects of our life! Some of the article below:

"What is your personal currency? What do you feel you have to offer to the world at large, and is that offering given the value, validity and respect it deserves? Are you happy to be a girl? When you judge yourself as we all do, how do you measure up? Are you an equally treasured part of society? Are you predictable? Does being a girl or a woman ever make you feel compromised in any way? When you consider your worth as a woman, what comes to mind? A woman’s worth as the subject of inquiry may expose emotions and responses that surprise you. Do you even consider your worth at all? Perhaps not in so many words, but the subject of worth, worthiness, value, and validity comes up for women time and again, and is manifested by behaviors and gender stereotypes that don’t serve us well. Why is it important to understand your true worth, your inner value, your personal currency? I’m going to be bold and say that not only is it important to recognize your innate worth, it’s critical that you do. Your survival and sense of well-being virtually depends upon it. No matter when or where you embarked on your journey of discovery, remember to tell yourself how worth it you are, because my friend, you are the one who is in charge of establishing it, and you are the one who needs to endorse and project it."

"Without personal awareness of your abilities, goals and challenges, you might lose sight of your choices. Resist the urge to accept out-of-hand what society dictates, and you will experience an enormous sense of freedom. You do have options in life; you just need to be willing to use them. In concrete ways, by owning your worth you honor women everywhere, and the trickle-down effect of your actions will ultimately reach every corner of the globe."

"Why is it important to understand your true worth, your inner value, your personal currency? I’m going to be bold and say that not only is it important to recognize your innate worth, it’s critical that you do. Your survival and sense of well-being virtually depends upon it. No matter when or where you embarked on your journey of discovery, remember to tell yourself how worth it you are, because my friend, you are the one who is in charge of establishing it, and you are the one who needs to endorse and project it." When you recognize your innate worth, you are more inclined to strive to fulfill your potential, and having done that, you will be happy. Women who are successful exude a sense of confidence in themselves. They realize that they are the directors of their own destinies, and therefore take a positive stance as they look forward. They are happy people. Without personal awareness of your abilities, goals and challenges, you might lose sight of your choices. Resist the urge to accept out-of-hand what society dictates, and you will experience an enormous sense of freedom. You do have options in life; you just need to be willing to use them."

Man, this article is full of meaning to me (full article at link above). It is so easy to read this stuff & so hard to put into practice! If only it were that easy than we all might be living our dreams!

What about you out there? Have you found your self-worth? Is lack of this or believing in yourself holding you back? Are you one of those that feels good about yourself no matter what? Did your parents, childhood or any other event shape how you feel about yourself? I know my childhood had a huge effect on how I feel about myself. Did you get past it & how? Are you living your dream? Share the love & help the rest of us!

Shall we start today by saying that each day, no matter how small a bit of time, we will say to ourselves that we like ourselves. Practice it in the mirror! I will try if you will!

I will get back to more of my fitness related posts but since I am one to need this help badly too, I think many others can relate. If we all get our minds going in "the right direction", we will be a power to be reckoned with... 

PS: Two of the granddaughters.... they are already a power to be reckoned with!