Without achievement, who are you?
If you see yourself as constantly trying to achieve and be "enough", this is my love note to you:
When you feel like a winner, ready to take on the world;
When you feel like a loser, wanting to hide away from the world;
You are equally worthy.
Don’t abandon yourself when you’re feeling down.
This is the moment you need yourself the most.
You may have internalized that achievement is a prerequisite to feeling worthy.
That's not true.
You’re worthy, regardless.
You are a precious human being, with the capacity to love, to connect, to have joy, and live a wide array of experiences.
When your worth is no longer attached to the achievements you garner, it can feel scary at first.
Without achieving, who am I?
Sit with this question and wonder.
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Who are you without your achievement?
Maybe the answer will come, maybe it won’t.
It’s fine.
The key is to choose to love yourself regardless.
You are more than your achievement
Sometimes, It’ll be hard to love yourself.
And it’s okay.
Choose to love yourself, anyway.
When you start to love yourself unconditionally, you will discover a superpower to trust yourself and live a life that's true to you.
You can feel into your emotions, both the ups and downs with more grace and acceptance.
You give yourself room to make mistakes, stand up, and move forward.
You give yourself permission to take risks because you know, even if it doesn't work out, you are still loved.
Learning to detach my sense of worth from what I achieve externally is one of the greatest gifts that I have received, and one that I am still receiving.
This is a continuous learning journey and one that I hope you will also embark on.
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