I AM

Extract from an interesting article by Michael Litman...

I used to think my self worth and SELF esteem were tied to how much money I made. So if I did well, I was awesome. And if I didn't I was a fool.

I later learned this is a one way ticket to unhappiness and never feeling truly fulfilled. I thought 'who I was' was in how much money I made or the applause from others at that moment. What a lie we've been taught. What a lie our culture has ingrained in many.

You are not the money you've made or haven't made yet. You're not. Your SELF is the most important part of you. If you feel good about yourSELF, you soar. If you don't, you struggle. Have you bought into the lie that attaches your self worth with your income? You are not your weekly check.

You are a GIFT to this world. You're a PRESENT for a certain population or group of people. WHO you are is much bigger than your monthly salary or latest commission check. You can feel good about your SELF whether you're making millions or barely getting by (you'll turn things around).

What happens is most people's self worth is too attached to their income and then when their income is down they beat up their SELF. Their SELF gets hit. They stop loving their SELF. They start disrespecting their SELF through negative selftalk. They then go to other's for approval or acceptance because they've lost themSELVES.

Your SELF is the 'I AM' part of you.

"Wow, my life really does matter. People need me. I make a difference. Wow, this feels good."... I AM.


"My dream is to always have dreams. When you don't have dreams, it's extremely dangerous." Victor Li (Son of Billonaire Li Ka Shing)

"I can't ever change myself to cater to the world. A man should contend with the world according to his own lifestyle." Andy Lau