What Are You Worth?

I’m not talking about net worth. I’m asking what are you worth in terms of what you feel comfortable doing for yourself. Yes – that IS a different question!

 

Your Body

Most people think their health is important – at least in a philosophical way. But think about your own routines. Is exercise important enough to you to build it into your schedule? Do you feel guilty thinking about going for that walk or making it to the gym? Does your schedule cause you to eat what seems like “easy” food instead of something more nurturing? Do you find yourself staying up too late to finish a project or watch that last episode or scroll through social media posts? Would you change anything if you REALLY felt like you and your body were worth more?

 

Your Relationships

How are the people around you treating you? Do they show appreciation for you? Treat you with respect and affection? Or do they take you for granted or even make you feel bad about yourself? Is it hard for you to talk about and maintain boundaries with others? Take a look at who you spend time with. The way they treat you may give you a clue about how you value yourself.

And it’s not just relationships with others. How do you treat and talk to yourself? You’ll find more clues there.

 

Your Work

If your work lets you set your own prices, take a look at what you provide and what you charge. Do you see that you charge less but tell yourself that it’s because you don’t have enough experience or justify lower prices with other reasons? This is another indicator of how much you feel you are worth.

 

Your Priorities

Have you ever been in a workshop or coaching program where you were asked to list your priorities? Frequently the top priorities include a spiritual connection, family, other relationships, health, and/or success in business. Take a second to think what your priorities are. Did you even include yourself in that list?

 

Priority vs Practice

Now take another second to think about how you spend your time. Theoretically the time spent should somewhat agree with the priority, so that you spend the most time on the highest priority. And yes – I know there is the quality vs. quantity aspect, and that we can’t always choose how many hours to work. But humor me and take a whack at this. What can you see about this? Are you spending your time and energy according to your priorities?

 

What Are You Worth?

I’m asking this again, because you may have gotten some insights here and have a different answer than your first one. Now one last question, do you think you should value yourself more than you do? But maybe you don’t know how to do that or maybe the idea makes you feel uncomfortable in some way. It’s probably because you have subconscious beliefs creating that resistance. If you want to see what can be done about that, schedule a free call – I’m happy to talk through that with you.