Who Do You THINK You ARE?

As a man thinks in his heart so is he. – Solomon (King of Israel)

Who do you think you are? This is a question many ask while gravely upset with someone and want to put the recipient in his place. It is meant to inflict that the deepest possible wound to the self-esteem in the shortest possible time. The recipient is taken aback and briefly considers what his response will be before retorting, “Who do you too think you are?”

It is this question I come to ask you: Who do you think you are? Your answer to this is very important. To a very large extent it determines the progress you have made and will make. A lot of folks have a sick self-esteem. They do not think much of themselves. Probably, they would give the excuse that they do not want to be caught up in pride but, the opposite is true. A healthy self-esteem is an accurately measured and acknowledged self-worth you have. To be proud is to think more highly of yourself than you should.

Poor self-esteem breeds inferiority complex where you cannot allow yourself to be noticed in a crowd. Your voiced must not be heard, you face must not be identified and your appearance must provide the best camouflage possible. You cannot accomplish much with an inferiority complex. If you think you are not worth it, you actually are not. If you think you cannot you most likely won’t.

I excel most easily in areas I have a healthy self-esteem. So, for me, the more self-esteem I have in an area, the more successful I am prone to be. I carry more enthusiasm, passion, courage to withstand the odds, and confidence in my abilities when I have a healthy self-esteem.

So, I ask one more time, “Who do you think you are?”