If someone offered me a twenty dollar bill, I’d take it.  Doesn’t matter if it’s torn, marked up, dirty, I’d still want it.  Why?  Because none of those flaws change the fact it’s still legal tender.  How about you?  If you struggle with your own sense of worth, here are two key thoughts to help you.

It may be a lack of confidence when you’re talking with someone.  For example, you offer good advice, but there’s an inner voice saying, ‘Who are you to give advice?’  Or you may sense a lack of confidence in your private times.  Whichever the case, these types of scenarios affect your overall enjoyment of life.  So what can you do?

First, you have to learn to trust your mind.  If you don’t believe your factory equipment is is great shape, you’re going to have problems.  That doesn’t mean you should trust every thought.  Some thoughts are worth acknowledging and some aren’t.  However, you’ll never make a good decision unless you believe your capable of making one.  If you think you are or you aren’t capable of having right thoughts,  you’re right.  Tell yourself, ‘I can trust my mind.’  That’s the first step.

Second, you have to believe happiness is available to you personally.  Not only is happiness available, but you are worthy of happiness.  You’d be surprised how many people are listening to tapes telling them otherwise.

It also doesn’t matter what other people feel you’re entitled to.  If it were up to them, you’d be miserable.  God, on the other hand, loves you and wants what’s best for you.

These two thoughts together are a powerful mixture.  1) I can trust my mind.  2) I’m worthy of happiness.  If you really want to go crazy, tell yourself your worthy of the highest form of happiness!

Unless you write this down somewhere and review it daily, not much is going to happen.  Write it on a stick note or a 3 by 5 card and tape it somewhere you’ll see it daily.  On your bathroom mirror or in your car.

While you’re at it, store it as a reminder on your cell phone.  Have it repeat daily.  If you’re really struggling, maybe have the reminder repeat itself a couple times a day or hourly.  It sounds silly, but you’ll be surprised what a difference these two thoughts can make.

Life’s too short to go around feeling worthless.  You have value, regardless of what you or anyone else says.     In fact, your station in life doesn’t determine your worth….it doesn’t matter if you make ten thousand or ten million dollars.  However, sensing your own worth is important.  Notice I didn’t say over estimating your worth.

If you’re not worth anything to yourself, chances are you’ll never be worth anything to anyone else.