Self-Esteem: The Foundation of
All You Achieve
by Nick Usborne
At its core, your sense of self-esteem or self-worth has a huge
impact on how you live your life.
It frames how you feel about yourself, how you relate to others,
how much you achieve in your work - and how you feel about pretty
much everything.
In a recent article the well-known speaker Zig Ziglar said,
"Many years ago as a young, aspiring speaker, I heard an
older speaker who was quite philosophical say that you are where
you are because that's exactly where you want to be."
There is some wisdom there. I think our actions and choices do
determine where we "are". And all too often our perceptions
of ourselves and the choices we make do place limits on how close
we get to really being "where we want to be".
Many of us have dreams and ambitions way beyond what we are actually
achieving right now. There is something inside us that holds us
back. We are prevented from achieving what we really want, what
we really could do.
Why? I think the answer has its roots in our level of self-esteem.
In a 1992 Gallop Poll 89% of respondents said self-esteem was
the most important motivator in driving people to work hard and
succeed.
How this impacts us as freelancers
As freelancers we usually work alone. We don't have the support
of co-workers around us. We depend on ourselves to provide the fuel
that keeps us burning.
It's the same for lone entrepreneurs. Like freelancers they also
have to find their strength and confidence internally.
If you think of business people who have achieved a great deal
in their work and their lives, the foundation you will find supporting
each and every one of them is their high sense of self-esteem.
They believe in themselves. They have a lot of self-confidence.
They like themselves.
This gives them the freedom to reach higher, achieve more and bounce
back from their mistakes with apparent ease.
Next steps...
If you feel that your own sense of self-esteem is at the root of
disappointments in your career and life, it's time to explore some
ways to address the issue head-on and make some real improvements.
One place to get started is by reading my review of Core
Inner Strength - Experience True Self Esteem.
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