Humans in Training and Self-worth
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
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“Self-worth is not a thing; it is a perception. Just as a gymnast begins a routine with ten points and receives deductions for each mistake, so you began life with a natural, complete sense of worth. (Have you ever met an infant with self-worth issues?) But as you grow, you serve as your own judge, deducting points when you misunderstand the nature of living, and learning–when you forget you are a human-in-training and that making mistakes and having slips of integrity and mediocre moments are a part of life, not unforgivable sins.” ~ Dan Millman from Everyday Enlightenment
As Dan so beautifully says: “It’s important to note that the most sensitive, self-reflective souls among us–those of us with the highest vision, ideals, and standards–often have the lowest sense of self-worth, because we constantly fail to meet our idealized standards. Maybe that’s why George Bernard Shaw once remarked that “the ignorant are cocksure and the intelligent full of doubt.”
It’s so easy to beat ourselves up and then self-sabotage–limiting the amount of joy, creativity and abundance we experience in our lives. This gateway is all about discovering the fact that: “You are no more or less worthy than any other person or part of reality. Your sense of worth grows by doing what is worthy. But you do not have to feel worthy; you need only treat yourself as you would a loved one or honored guest, ending self-destructive behaviors or cycles of self-sabotage, opening to life’s opportunities.” ~ Brain Johnson
A human in training is a human beccoming. And a human becoming is a more becoming human. ~ Kirk Weisler
 I have a cowboy friend, Gordon Birch, who seems to have some little phrase of old west wisdom that he drops in tidy sound bites from time to time. On the surface they may at first seem a bit obvious and simple…but as time goes on I seem to discover layers of depth, truth and insight in each one that manifests itself in a myriad of different situations and contexts of my life. One of the first ones that I remember him sharing with me was “Fast is Slow and Slow is Fast” which I at first thought was just another way to say… “It takes less time to do it right, that to do it wrong and do it over.”, but I have since learned the principle behind the phrase goes far beyond this one dimensional viewpoint.
 
I was reading earlier today an article that claimed that “Today’s most sought-after job perk is integrity.” Corporate integrity is at the top of employee “wish lists” for people seeking first or new jobs. Bummer news for the manager and organization that doesn’t know how to nurture a culture of trust. It doesn’t mean they won’t be able to hire people… just not the best people. Because the best people, the ones with integrity, are looking for a community where this is a shared value.
 
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