Lazy doesn't exist. Lazy is a
symptom of something else. The person who can't get up off their butt is just a
person who's depressed. It's usually a pervasive lack of self-worth, or a
feeling of helplessness.
Jillian
Michaels
Anyone who has ever had life insurance
will at one time or another joke about the fact that they are probably worth
more dead than alive to their family. This might sound funny, till you consider
how this question is considered when reviewing possible suspects when dealing
with a murder. Is the amount of money you can earn what defines your worth? Or is
it more?
If Forbes is to be believed,
apparently so, as their list of wealthiest people tends to be phrased as “X
person is worth X amount of money.” I refuse to believe this because a man is
worth more than that, a lot more. Take a moment and think what you are worth.
If you have difficulty finding an answer, think of the question this way instead.
If you lost everything, what would you be worth?
People usually don’t consider how
easy it is too lose everything. They usually never consider this until it has
already happen, as they refuse to see it happening. We see this in the case of
a financial disaster, a health crisis, divorce, or a death. At that time it’s
when they realize just how ephemeral everything in life is. Your business plan
wasn’t as fool proof as you told yourself. Your retirement fund wasn’t as
secure as you thought. Your relationship wasn’t as solid as you liked to
believe. Your friends were actually your ex-wife’s friends and not yours. You’re
children are not necessarily going to outlive you.
It’s at this time you will question
what’s your worth. When you lose everything you thought you were, what do you
have to offer those around you? If you never took the time to consider what you’re
worth, do you think you will be able to do so easily at this time? Think what
you can offer, as a person, to those around you. What can you offer your
friends when you have nothing to offer? What can you offer yourself?
This is why self-development and self-awareness
is so important. What really matters in life, money can’t buy. Sure, it’s easier
to cry in a Mercedes than on a bike, but do we really need to measure our worth
based on our comfort during our suffering? Can’t we think that we are worth
enough to hold our self-esteem and self-worth high, even during suffering?
So, when considering your worth,
consider what currency you use to measure yourself. You worth isn’t measured
with money, but with character. Your worth isn’t measured in how many acquaintances
you have, but how willing are your close friends to be there for you. Your
worth isn’t measured on what trips you can pay to take, but how you have grown from those travels. Your worth isn’t measured by how big your house is, but if it's rather a home.
So I ask you again, how much are you
worth? The answer is rather simple; as much as you chose to be worth!
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