The Truth About Self-Worth: You Don’t Have to Earn It

24/09/2025 26 min
The Truth About Self-Worth: You Don’t Have to Earn It

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Episode Synopsis


Welcome to the first episode of this powerful 5-part series on self-worth—and not the fluffy kind.
If you’ve ever asked yourself: 🔸 Why do I still not feel like enough—even when I’m doing everything right? 🔸 Why do I feel like I have to constantly produce, prove, or perform just to be valuable? This episode is for you.
We’re going deeper than affirmations and surface-level confidence. In this episode, I break down:


The difference between confidence, self-esteem, and true self-worth


How self-worth is wired in the brain (and how most of us lost touch with it)


What mirror neurons, the Default Mode Network, and the Reticular Activating System have to do with your sense of enough-ness


Why your brain filters out proof that you’re already valuable


A 3-question Self-Worth Inventory to help you reconnect with your value today


One daily awareness check-in that could literally shift everything


This series isn’t about becoming some “better” version of yourself. It’s about unlearning what you were taught and remembering who you were before the world convinced you to prove yourself.
Because your worth isn’t something to earn. It’s something you already have—you just forgot.
Try the Self-Worth Inventory (3 Questions):


What did I learn about my worth growing up?


When do I feel most and least valuable?


If I didn’t have to earn my worth, how would I show up this week?


Awareness Check-In (Daily for 6 Days):
Am I doing this because it’s true for me… or because I think I should?
Resources & Mentions: → Come connect with me on Instagram: @ownyourshift_kim → Share this episode to your stories and tag me—I’d love to hear what resonated most → Stay tuned for Part 2: The Lie of Proving — why your worth isn’t in your hustle