Yes, precisely…Worthful is a word used to refer to a trusted friend. But what if this friend were YOU? A healthy dose of self-worth is much needed to make it in life. Being proud of oneself for one’s merits is so important. There is always a fine line between justified pride and arrogance, though.

I am at a stage of my growth, when I want to strike that balance. I am in the mood of appreciating myself much more and by doing so, I am attracting positive changes into my work and relationships.

I am humble by nature, and have a hard time receiving compliments. I blush when I am praised, and feel I have been given too much credit. It is very easy for me to embrace my flaws. I can always see my shortcomings, and so difficult to see my self-worth. I have now come to realize that credit should be given where, and when credit is due. When we tend so see tiny individual flaws instead of the whole set of skills capabilities, it makes our success look and feel like failure.

My yoga practice has helped me shift my thinking and accept that nothing is truly perfect, and that all my flaws are just works in progress. I have stopped the blame game, and adopted a more honest look about myself. I don’t blame myself, or others for any of my shortcomings or foul moods. I just give my best and work on empowering practices that boost my confidence in a healthy and productive way.

Doing the best I can and being true my desires and calling, I have accepted the things I cannot change, and changed the things I can.

I have also overridden my negativity bias. Nature has somehow hardwired us with a negativity bias that causes us to over-stimulate treats and under-stimulate our ability to conquer them. I have done this by activating my rest-and-digest response. I have reset my internal GPS, and now look at work demands as an adventure to experience and consider setbacks as lessons to learn, instead of failure to endure. I am happy with how things pan out, regardless of the outcome, provided that I have invested myself fully into the project, task or assignment. I love to entertain every possibility in which a situation can resolve.

And I have learned to enjoy waiting and luxuriating in self-care. While I wait for things and decisions to hatch, I don’t stress. I pull out my mat and indulge in my practice. Taking care of our health, work and relationships is essential to strengthening our sense of self-worth.

Today my confidence feels happy – not too much, not too little either. Just right. I practice self-acceptance and allow wiggle room between work activities so I have time to appreciate myself and illuminate those aspects I still have to work on.

The sequence that you are about to do has given me the wings to fly higher, and the power to go deeper in everything I do. I am positive it will give you a kick in the butt, and a pat on the shoulder, reminding you that you are indeed “worthful”!

Yoga for Confidence: Worthful (open level)

This yoga routine combines backbends and power poses to boost confidence and ground you in your purpose.