self-worth Archives - Randy Gage

Why You Have to Forgive Yourself

You can read this post today, only because back when I was a 15-year-old on trial for armed robbery, there was a public defender and a judge, who believed I was worthy of redemption. I’d like to believe I turned out to be worthy of that belief. One of the greatest gifts of humanity is our ability to forgive others and allow them the opportunity for redemption. Last post we explored the power of forgiving those who have wronged you for any reason. Now we need to talk about forgiving yourself…

Building Up Your Self-Worth (Self-Esteem)

Last post we explored the suppressors, the things that cause you to doubt or diminish your self-worth. And I told you that self-worth can never come from things outside of yourself. Self-worth comes from the inside. So let’s look at some things that build up your self-worth.

Things that Destroy Your Self-Worth

Last post we looked at how people punish or self-sabotage themselves because they have worthiness issues. Their self-worth is so low that they consciously or subconsciously, don’t believe they deserve to be healthy, happy and prosperous. So it’s worth some more discussion on how you can actually build up your self-worth.

Fighting Depression and Narcissism

Many of the most devoted religious people I know are actually quite narcissistic. Their noble pursuit of peace, love and harmony seems noble enough, but it’s actually because they are so self-absorbed and seeking these things for themselves.

The Person Who Needs You…

You have someone who desperately needs your support right now. You know it. But you’re busy…

Raising Kids with High Self-Esteem

For your kids to grow up prosperous and not entitled, they have to feel a sense of self worth. They have to love themselves. And to do that, they first have to like themselves.

Game Plan to Jump Start Your Self-Esteem

Last post we explored some of the ways to protect your self-esteem. Now let me offer you a 30- or 60-day game plan to jump start it to a better level. The plan includes looking at negative programming that could be lowering your self-esteem, recognizing erroneous beliefs that could lower your opinion of yourself, and exposing yourself to positive programming that helps raise your esteem.

Stop Trying the Save the World

What I did, and what you could be doing – is creating more obstacles and challenges in your life. The subconscious driver for this is to give yourself a more heroic hero’s journey – to try and overcome feelings on unworthiness. And it will never work…

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