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Are you valued or just needed?
I have noticed something over the years while working with people. Some of the most exhausted people I meet are also the ones everyone seems to depend on.
They are the ones who always answer the phone, solve the problems, make the sacrifices, and find a way to make things work for everyone else.
And somewhere along the way, they begin to believe their worth comes from how much they are needed.
I have learned there is a tremendous difference between being needed and being valued.
Being needed can mean someone appreciates what you do for them. Being valued means they appreciate who you are, even when you have nothing to give.
Think about that for a moment.
How often do we sacrifice our own peace because we believe disappointing someone means we are somehow less important to them?
We begin saying yes when we want to say no. We carry responsibilities that were never ours. Eventually, we become so busy meeting the expectations of others that we lose sight of our own True Self.
I believe one of the greatest things we can learn is that our value does not have to be earned through constant sacrifice.
Today, pay attention to where your energy is going. Help because you genuinely want to, not because you fear what someone might think if you don’t.
You can be compassionate and still have boundaries. You can love someone without carrying everything for them.
Your True Potential grows when you recognize that your worth exists even when you are doing absolutely nothing for anyone else.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#worth #measure #give #presence #value
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Priscilla Du Preez
I have noticed something over the years while working with people. Some of the most exhausted people I meet are also the ones everyone seems to depend on.
They are the ones who always answer the phone, solve the problems, make the sacrifices, and find a way to make things work for everyone else.
And somewhere along the way, they begin to believe their worth comes from how much they are needed.
I have learned there is a tremendous difference between being needed and being valued.
Being needed can mean someone appreciates what you do for them. Being valued means they appreciate who you are, even when you have nothing to give.
Think about that for a moment.
How often do we sacrifice our own peace because we believe disappointing someone means we are somehow less important to them?
We begin saying yes when we want to say no. We carry responsibilities that were never ours. Eventually, we become so busy meeting the expectations of others that we lose sight of our own True Self.
I believe one of the greatest things we can learn is that our value does not have to be earned through constant sacrifice.
Today, pay attention to where your energy is going. Help because you genuinely want to, not because you fear what someone might think if you don’t.
You can be compassionate and still have boundaries. You can love someone without carrying everything for them.
Your True Potential grows when you recognize that your worth exists even when you are doing absolutely nothing for anyone else.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#worth #measure #give #presence #value
Background Photo Credit:
Priscilla Du Preez
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What would you miss tomorrow that you barely noticed today?
Yesterday reminded me how easy it is to miss just how good an ordinary day can be.
I spent part of the afternoon with my youngest grandson. Later, I was at a sporting event with family and a friend. Then I came home, picked up two of my grandsons, and brought them home for a sleepover.
Nothing extraordinary happened.
But somewhere in the middle of it all, gratitude hit me.
I realized how fortunate I am to have family close enough that these moments can happen. And it made me wonder how many good things in life fall through the cracks simply because we are not present enough to recognize them while they are happening.
We tend to notice value when something changes.
You appreciate your knees when they hurt. Sleep when it becomes difficult. A conversation with your parents when those conversations become fewer. The friend who always answers when one day they cannot.
The strange thing about ordinary life is that consistency can make something valuable feel common.
What keeps showing up becomes expected.
And what becomes expected often stops being appreciated.
So today, pay attention.
Look around at the people, abilities, routines, and little moments that continue to show up for you. Do not wait for their absence to teach you their value.
Presence gives you the opportunity to experience gratitude now instead of someday looking backward wishing you had.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#absense #value #present #show #appreciation
Background Photo Credit:
Guille Pozzi
Yesterday reminded me how easy it is to miss just how good an ordinary day can be.
I spent part of the afternoon with my youngest grandson. Later, I was at a sporting event with family and a friend. Then I came home, picked up two of my grandsons, and brought them home for a sleepover.
Nothing extraordinary happened.
But somewhere in the middle of it all, gratitude hit me.
I realized how fortunate I am to have family close enough that these moments can happen. And it made me wonder how many good things in life fall through the cracks simply because we are not present enough to recognize them while they are happening.
We tend to notice value when something changes.
You appreciate your knees when they hurt. Sleep when it becomes difficult. A conversation with your parents when those conversations become fewer. The friend who always answers when one day they cannot.
The strange thing about ordinary life is that consistency can make something valuable feel common.
What keeps showing up becomes expected.
And what becomes expected often stops being appreciated.
So today, pay attention.
Look around at the people, abilities, routines, and little moments that continue to show up for you. Do not wait for their absence to teach you their value.
Presence gives you the opportunity to experience gratitude now instead of someday looking backward wishing you had.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#absense #value #present #show #appreciation
Background Photo Credit:
Guille Pozzi
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Are you making time for what truly matters?
Time is one of the greatest ways we show someone they matter.
Everyone is busy. Everyone has responsibilities, problems, goals, and their own battles they are fighting. That is exactly why someone choosing to give you their time means so much. When someone checks on you, sits with you, calls you, listens to you, or simply makes room for you in their life, they are giving you something they can never get back.
But we also need to look at ourselves.
How often do we say we do not have time?
The truth is, time is all we have. We just do not know how much of it remains.
Most of the time, the problem is not a lack of time. It is how we prioritize it. We allow distractions, habits, meaningless activities, and other forms of interference to consume hours that could have been invested in ourselves and the people who matter most.
Stop waiting to find time.
Make it.
Schedule the dinner. Make the phone call. Visit the friend. Spend time with your family. Take care of yourself. Put what matters on your calendar and protect that time with the same commitment you give everything else you consider important.
Look at where your time went yesterday. That will tell you what you are currently prioritizing.
Then ask yourself whether those priorities are creating the life you truly want.
Your time is your life.
Spend it accordingly.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#time #value #give #matters #priority
Background Photo Credit:
Klara Kulikova
Time is one of the greatest ways we show someone they matter.
Everyone is busy. Everyone has responsibilities, problems, goals, and their own battles they are fighting. That is exactly why someone choosing to give you their time means so much. When someone checks on you, sits with you, calls you, listens to you, or simply makes room for you in their life, they are giving you something they can never get back.
But we also need to look at ourselves.
How often do we say we do not have time?
The truth is, time is all we have. We just do not know how much of it remains.
Most of the time, the problem is not a lack of time. It is how we prioritize it. We allow distractions, habits, meaningless activities, and other forms of interference to consume hours that could have been invested in ourselves and the people who matter most.
Stop waiting to find time.
Make it.
Schedule the dinner. Make the phone call. Visit the friend. Spend time with your family. Take care of yourself. Put what matters on your calendar and protect that time with the same commitment you give everything else you consider important.
Look at where your time went yesterday. That will tell you what you are currently prioritizing.
Then ask yourself whether those priorities are creating the life you truly want.
Your time is your life.
Spend it accordingly.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#time #value #give #matters #priority
Background Photo Credit:
Klara Kulikova
