What Do You Base your WORTH on?

A long time ago, I heard a quote about worth.  It said, “Your worth is NOT based on your checkbook balance?” Do you base your worth or your success on that number in your bank account.  Or are you like me, where for so many years, I based my worth on the number on the scale.  A little box that becomes OH SO powerful!

Honestly, that is why I do not post my weight or set goals by the number of pounds I should lose.  It contributes to the my mindset of “loss”, of lesser value.  I am working on that.  I use to think that was just my denial talking, and perhaps it is to some degree, but over the years, I have seen my successes in other areas of my life, when I didn’t focus on the numbers game.

For me, personally, I am learning to use a different scale.  The scale of balance.  Those scales that you see that have two cups to measure things in a balanced form.  I am striving for that balance.  Sure, I waiver quite a bit on this one and it is a work in progress.  Learning to balance all the areas of my life into those two small cups; my cups often runneth over! While they are running over, then something is spilling out! Something is getting missed and sometimes lost.

Balancing food with exercise.  Balancing work with fun.  Balancing family with self.  When the focus becomes just one thing, it automatically sends the balance scales out of whack.  Living authentically, to me, is finding that unique balance between ALL the facets of my life.  That is why I urge all of you to do the Monday Morning Stretches!  Find that one thing that can stretch you out of your comfort zone.

In my Project Bombshell Makeover post a couple weeks ago,   I talked about moving toward actions of being a freelance writer.  I have taken a few steps toward that goal.  I found a magazine that I wanted to submit an article proposal to.  I sent an email last week for their guidelines.  While researching there online magazine, I found they had a “writing” contest going on.  Re-inventing yourself.  So I stretched myself and submitted my online article.  If you would like to read it and VOTE, you can find it here.

It is entitled, “Living Life as a Big Girl Bombshell”.  I was surprised that it was accepted and posted within two hours after my submission.  I had read on their forum that it takes a couple of days and up to a couple of weeks, to be approved.  I sent emails to my friends and family asking them to vote.  Those are numbers that I can live with, no matter what they are.  Why?  Because I followed through.  That is what are worth should be based on.  Following through on the things we say we want.

Ironically, yesterday afternoon, I received an email with the submission guidelines to the in print magazine.  I will be following through with that one too.  That was my lesson for the day.  It is about the follow through and the actions that move me toward what I say I want.

The next step for me, is to find something SMALL outside my comfort zone with food and exercise.  I will let you know on Monday what I have figured out.  But until then, tell me what you base your worth on.  What is your measure of success?