Personal Leadership for Women: The Success We Think We Deserve

My husband and I saw Perks of Being a Wallflower when it was in the theaters.  There is a line in the movie that still resonates with me.  “We accept the love we think we deserve.”

I think this is true.  I think that we do accept the love that we think we deserve.  Unfortunately, often we do not think we deserve very much!  This has a negative impact on all the relationships in our lives.  We accept the treatment from others that we think we deserve.

This can also have an impact on our success.  Sometimes we accept the level of success that we think we deserve.  If we do not think that we deserve to be successful, it will be extremely difficult to be successful.  People are very good at self-sabotage, and they generally do not even realize it.

I encourage you to think carefully about what level of success you think you deserve.  From there, think about why you do not think you deserve a higher level of success.  This exercise can give you great insight on those thoughts that may be holding you back.