We’re pondering the connection between results and self-esteem this week, and we’ve focused on distinguishing between internal and external results.
Eleanor Roosevelt said:
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
We live in a Western culture which emphasizes money. Some people define their self-esteem by their net worth, income and possessions. That may be a frustrating path since there is always someone with more, so one may be unwittingly choosing “degrees of inferiority” by linking self-esteem to money.
What is the degree to which your financial success impacts your self-esteem?
What have you found to be useful in maintaining balance and equanimity vis-a-vis money and what it can buy?
What is the ideal relationship between your self-regard and financial success?