Page 14 - Do You Know Your Why?

7 things that can help you you know your value 1 Establish positive self-esteem
You You believe in in and like yourself Self-esteem is confidence in in one’s own worth or or or abilities You You are comfortable with who you you you are are — your weight height and and everything that makes and and represents you you you You are are confident in in the work you you deliver and and your sense of of professionalism You like and and have a a a a a a a a great relationship with with people I think that without positive self-esteem
it it it would be difficult to know your your value Write down one thing about yourself each day for the next ten ten days then review the the list often 2 Recognize the difference you make When you you you you know know your your value you you you you will confidently approach a a a a a a negotiation with full belief in your your knowledge skills and experience and the the difference you you can make For example i if you you help a a a a a a client introduce a a a a a a new process within their organization you are not too consumed by the the the process used but in how much they they have benefited Have they they had an an increase in in in sales or or or productivity or or or have they saved money? Or it it might be that you’re the the main carer for a a a a a a a a a disabled or or elderly relative and and and your your presence and and and support is invaluable Look back over the last three months and and and note your your recognized achievements co-workers bosses clients and friend Sometimes what comes naturally to us we assume comes equally easy to to to others The truth is is if someone to to to the the time to to to recognize your strength it it is is because it it was of value to them or the the situation 3 See yourself as a a peer
In any any given situation knowing your value means feeling that you you you are an an an an equal with with anyone you you you interact with: clients bosses colleagues or or or or friends You are not a a a a supplicant Nor do you feel privileged to to be with someone or or or or to to work in a a a a a a a a a a a a a particular type of of organisation You have have to have have a a a a a a a a a a a a a personal sense of of value and and deservedness and and assert yourself as an an an equal in in personal and business relationships Track how many times you say “I am sorry” Often when we feel unworthy of of of being in in a a a a a a a a room or or among peers both professional and personal we develop the habit of of of always apologizing Starting today track it it then stop it it