Why is Self-Worth So Important in Small Business?

One of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves is the gift of believing in our inherent worth as a human being.

Without a clear appreciation of your own worth, you can’t go forward and touch others’ lives in a way that will be beneficial to them. Without self-worth, you open yourself up to dangerous toxic relationships and settle for less than you truly deserve in life.

Can you relate?

Your view of your own self can be hard to nail down. We are so often concerned with what other people think of us that it can get in the way of you truly knowing, and loving, yourself. Many of us live our lives based on the acceptance we can get from others, and our identity is tied into that much too strongly.

Achieving a high level of self-worth, and maintaining it, isn’t always easy. But it is always rewarding.

It can lead to greater success in business because you are comfortable standing your ground where you feel it's important to.

Self-worth can be learned, too, so not to worry if you grew up with less-than-optimal parenting that left your self-worth lacking.

It does take daily effort, though, to stop the negative thinking, and negative self-talk, and turn that into the positive.

Self-worth is especially important in business.

If you don’t value yourself, you will almost always settle for much less than you deserve with your business because you can’t imagine things working out well for you. 

This can lead you down a road that is unhealthy for you mentally, emotionally and psychologically.

You won't be able to make decisions that are best for your business if you're constantly worried about what others think of your social media or the way you run your business...or your pricing. 

A lack of self-worth can also result in a lack of caring for yourself.

When you feel that you lack worth, you won't make sure your needs are met, because you simply don’t feel it's that important.

This can cause extreme problems if you are prone to suffering from depression and anxiety, as the negative thinking that seems to go along with a lack of self-worth can start a downward spiral that is especially difficult to pull out of once it begins.

Striving for a healthy level of self-worth will keep you cared for, loved, fulfilled, and protected from inevitable smaller bumps in the road that might otherwise bring you down.

A failed business project, a hobby that didn’t turn out as you wished - these are small things overall but can seem like big failures if your self-worth isn’t intact and healthy.

In the end, you need to be strong-willed and determined to make your small business work. There will be bumps in the road along the way...you need to be ready.

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