Self Improvement

Know Your Worth


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  • Self-worth is important because it impacts your relationships, work, and how you feel about yourself.
  • Core beliefs, emotions, and relationships are factors that can influence your self-worth.
  • People with positive self-worth have confidence and manage challenges well."It’s important to have self-worth because it impacts everything you do from your relationships, to how you work, how you feel about yourself, and how others view you." — Sabrina Romanoff, PsyD, Factors That Influence Self-Worth. Self-worth is a subjective concept that can fluctuate based on many variables, says Sabrina Romanoff, PsyD, a clinical psychologist and professor at Yeshiva University. According to Dr. Romanoff, these are some of the factors that may influence self-worth:
    • Core beliefs and values
    • Thoughts and feelings
    • Emotions and mental well-being
    • Experiences and interactions with others
    • Relationships, both past and present
    • Health and physical fitness
    • Career and profession
    • Activities and hobbies
    • Community and social status
    • Financial position
    • Physical appearance
    • Childhood experiences Gauging Self-Worthiness. If you're trying to Gauge your self-worth, Dr. Romanoff says it may be helpful to ask yourself the following questions:
      • How much do you like, respect, and value yourself?
      • Which words would you use to describe yourself to a stranger?
      • When you self-reflect and think about yourself, are your thoughts generally positive, negative, or somewhere in between?
      • Do you believe you are worthy of others’ love, respect, and consideration?

      Asking yourself these questions can help you introspect and get a sense of your own self-worth.

      As you explore these thoughts, it can also be helpful to think about where your thoughts and beliefs around your self-worth originated from.

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Self ImprovementBy Bijibilla Rama Rao