Finding Your Center Within

Praise can help build self-esteem— but when it’s focused only on what we have, and criticism targets what we lack, we start living for others’ approval. We place our center outside ourselves, constantly scanning the world for validation. But true self-worth begins when we draw that center within, and move toward it with intention.

In a world that’s fast-moving and often unforgiving, the answer to preserving self-respect lies inside us. When we mark a point within, and connect those inner dots into a meaningful story, we begin to discover something powerful— a quiet sense of dignity that comes from honoring who we are.

self-esteem, validation, dignity