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“It’s beneath me to cheat” and that’s what self worth is all about. Self worth is an amalgamation of strength of character, self esteem, and righteousness. A high and positive sense of self value can transform into self esteem, which helps in imparting success, happiness, health and prosperity, stronger personal bonds, higher employment, and greater learning.

Interesting Stats About Self Worth

According to a research conducted by Hansford and Hattie (1982), it has been revealed that self worth plays an important role in performance in academics. Self worth increases academic brilliance by 4-7 percent.

• According to a study by (Hahn & Danzberger, 1987) and (Plotnik, 1992), high rate of teen pregnancy in the USA can be attributed to low self worth and self esteem caused by low parental socio-economic status, low aspirations, low educational ability, and high socio-emotional difficulty.
• According to a report by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy from Washington D.C., 40% of girls in the USA become pregnant before the age of 20 and equals to approximately 1 million teenagers.
• According to a research conducted by University of Bacău, there is a correlation between interpersonal relations and self worth. In 95% of the cases, self worth influenced relationships in a positive way.

Do’s and Don’ts of Self Worth

Many experts feel that self worth and self esteem act as a huge stress reliever. When negative things happen in our life and in the lives of people we love, only positive attitude and a high degree of self worth can protect us. Negativity breeds stress and positivity takes away stress. If you have high sense of self-worth then it will be easy for you to draw upon your inner sense of capability, self value, and power. Without self worth, your life will fall apart in challenging situations and when negativity surrounds you.

Here is a list of Do’s and Don’ts of self worth, which will help you to identify how it works in your life.

1)      When there is a healthy sense of self worth, there cannot be any EGO. Having an inflated ego and having confidence is NOT the same.

2)      Just because you are good at something doesn’t mean you are great and have a high sense of self worth. You can have a healthy sense of self-worth or self-esteem without any stand-out skills

3)      You need to identify the things that other people would value in you like:

• Taking responsibility for your actions
• Being polite to strangers
• However tough the circumstances are, always try your best
• Your ability to go for a meeting even when you are ill
• Accepting the fact that you are unique without any ego
• Ability to encourage yourself to create, innovate, or ideate

Warm regards,

FreelanceCoach Team

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