Self-worth and self-confidence

What's the difference between self-worth and self-confidence?

Self-confidence is the self-trust you possess when facing different situations. Self-worth is the belief in your own value, regardless of outside influences or accomplishments. Inner stress and unrest arise from a sense of not measuring up, whether to yourself or others. We hold ourselves to such high standards that it's unrealistic for you to expect perfection. When others fail to meet our high expectations, it can result in disappointment and anger. However, it's actually yourself that you're mad at. The expectations you have for yourself are the ones you have for others.

Disappointments and anger leave imprints on our bodies and souls, appearing as energetic blockages. As blockages develop, it becomes increasingly challenging to achieve results and you end up in an unfortunate cycle. Your self-doubt and uncertainty grow while the internal stress intensifies. In situations where you need to choose can become completely impossible because you have no grip on what you really stand for. What is your truth? What are you going to choose from? Who owns my truth? Have I taken other truths as my own? It's another thing that holds us back from reaching our desired life. Among other things, our belief in our own value.

It's a common belief that we should trust what others tell us. Those truths can put programming in our minds. Programming is exactly what it implies. Our understanding of truth is often shaped by what we've been told by others, whether it be through TV ads, parental guidance, or the names we were called while growing up.

It's like they're speaking directly into our thoughts, making it difficult to resist their influence. One example is when we convince ourselves that we're too old to do certain things. Whether it's falling in love, writing that book, exercising, or traveling to Nepal. When the urge hits, the programming activates. The statement "I'm too old for that" knocks our legs out from under us. We give up on the plans before we have a chance to envision them.

Believing we're too young and inexperienced hinders us from doing what we want. In contrast, Astrid Lindgren's character Pippi exclaims, 'I haven't attempted that before, but I'm sure I can.' You self-publish your masterpiece and no one reads it because it's badly written, not because it's not interesting.

It is a common belief for many individuals to expect a negative outcome after experiencing something positive in life. If this thought keeps popping up, it might be worth exploring your beliefs about what you think you deserve and how you see things in your life. Our judgments of what's bad can actually be opportunities for growth, and growth is essential for our development. However, we must acknowledge the thoughts that originate from our inner critic. What exactly is our inner critic? Well. You can read about more about that in the next blog post.