What's Your Value?

Act 95:

“It’s never too late… To Know Your Worth

Nobody knows us like we do. Allow others to assess your worth. But only if you respect them and their ability. Back your own judgement. Take a dispassionate look at yourself. Don’t ignore the down sides. But don’t mark yourself too hard. Don’t underestimate yourself. Or be cowed into discounting yourself. Value yourself. And others will do the same.” – Patrick Lindsay

Quote in book: “A man is valued as he makes himself valuable.” ~ proverb

This blog can go two different ways for me. Know your worth with respect to your contribution to your family, to your friends, to your work, or to the world. Or it can be taken as know how much you are worth. =)

Let’s start with the first one. Within my family I know I’m a key member. I am the logical one. I am the straight and narrow one. I used to the bitchy one (still am sometimes). I’ve told you all that my family was into Peanuts, well I was and forever will be Lucy. The fuss budget. The one who can never relax. The one who’s always giving psychiatric help, whether the 5 cents is given or not. The ones who’s always giving their opinion when no one asked for it. Ya. That’s me (that’s even me w/ my friends). However, I know that know that my dad is gone. I’ve got to fill his shoes in some aspects. I can pick up the slack in the sports area, fill the music void, and be the complete and utter dork.

With my friends, I’ve always been told I’m the rock. The one my friends feel safe with. The one who they can confide in. The one who will be there if anything happens. The one who will drop everything she’s doing to go bring you a tank of gas or pick ur ass up from a bar because ur too drunk to drive home. The one who will take you to the hospital, when you threw ur back out playing softball and wait w/ you in the emergency room until you get to go home.

At work, I know I’m the stickler. The bitch. The mean one. Remember, my nickname is “Mean-a” But I know that the knowledge and expertise I provide to my customers is invaluable. I know they appreciate me even when I’m stressed and times are tough. I know my opinion is valued and the best part is that I do get appreciation from my management and customers. It’s nice to feel and know my value to the company and to the programs I work on.

As for the world, right now I’ve been contributing to Kat Brooks and her Face2Face movie, which I know will change lives. I can’t wait for you all to see it. I’ve always been donating a lot more money lately to different projects and organizations, now that I have a little bit more spending money. I’ve had the urge to give back so much. So, I’ve been doing that. I’ve been giving back to Kat Brooks, the F2F family and the Kat Pack for changing my life. The only one left is Erin Kelly.

How much am I worth? I actually had to do this fire drill earlier in the year. It’s really interesting trying to come up with a value. I didn’t realize what kinds of things count and what doesn’t count. I’m lucky enough to own a condo and my family has a couple of timeshares, but I’m by no means rich nor do I have a lot of money. However, I’m doing pretty well for myself. I’m not struggling for cash like some of my friends. I’m lucky to have a job and even luckier to have a job that I love. That’s worth more than the cash money that other companies have offered me to leave.

So do you know your own worth? To me, you are my lifeline. I couldn’t live my life w/out you… my friends and family. Thanks for participating along w/ me on this blogging adventure. I value all of your inputs and comments. You are very important to this process and you are worth a lot in my eyes! =) Love you!