Self Worth vs Confidence

I'm back! I've spent a lot of time thinking about what I was doing and why it wasn't working as I planned. However, that is not the topic of this post. During my time off, I've spent a LOT of time thinking about things. I need to get these thoughts out so I can move on.

First up - self worth verses confidence.

Up until now, I thought of the two as the same thing. Not so! Self worth/esteem is how you VALUE yourself.

• "I'm so stupid"
• "I'm so fat"
• "I can't do anything right"
• "I'm so awesome"
• "I'm a pretty good human being"

Yep. Self worth is all about you.  Your self worth can be negative or positive. I am amazed at how many very capable women struggle with negative self esteem. Be kind to yourselves.

Once a week, coach sends readings to help work on our thinking patterns. I read them but, often didn't appreciate them. I have a very positive self esteem. I just need to swim/bike/run faster. Any more positive self esteem and I'd be impossible to live with!

Between these readings and my own reflection of why I was so disappointed with last year, I began to realize that it was lack of confidence that was holding me back. Confidence is how sure you are of things.

• "I can definitely get that project done in time"
• "I don't think I can keep this pace the entire time"
• "I bet I can do that"

Confidence is all about action and results. It is is very specific. You can be very confident at your profession yet, not confident at all on the race or agility course. It can be built with training and education.

 So, that's what my plan is for 2015. Do it with confidence.