Website design By BotEap.com“An iron bar costs $5, turned into horseshoes it is worth $12, turned into needles it is worth $3500, turned into balance springs for clocks it is worth $300,000. Your own worth is also determined by what you are.” able to do with yourself.” -Dr. Wayne Dyer

Website design By BotEap.comHow much do you think you’re worth? How much success do you think you deserve? Are you worth a $5 iron bar or a $300,000 balance spring for a good watch? You are what you make of yourself. Herein lies the problem. We allow others to determine our self worth and how successful we should or should not be. If we don’t place a high value on our own worth, do you think anyone else will?

Website design By BotEap.comOne of my early coaches and mentors used to tell me that everything I wanted to know about success and finding my way home (finding myself) could be learned from the movie “The Wizard of Oz.” At the time I did not understand it. Oh sure, I knew the story of Dorothy and The Wizard of Oz, but not in the sense he was talking about. You have to realize that he was quite clueless and unaware in those days. So clueless, in fact, that when my coach asked me to stop and check in, I thought he was referring to the hotel we were staying at for the seminar he was giving. Like Dorothy, it took me a while to get the big “IT”.

Website design By BotEap.comThe “Big IT” for me was finally waking up and realizing that I had everything I needed to be successful inside of me. I just needed to learn the right tools that would allow me to unlock my inner responses.

Website design By BotEap.comThe second “Big IT” was the realization that I had options. I didn’t have to settle for making horseshoes, I could be a spring for a very expensive watch.

Website design By BotEap.comYour self-esteem and your success are defined and determined by YOU. It is an extension of who you are. You have to own it before you can sell it to someone else.

Website design By BotEap.comHere are three examples of what happens when you value yourself as a $5 iron bar.

Website design By BotEap.com1. When I first hung my coach shingle, I was agonizing over how much to charge. He was so concerned with attracting clients that he only charged $25 an hour. I shudder every time I think about how little he thought of me. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.

Website design By BotEap.comtwo. When I started my business, I treated it like a hobby, not a bona fide business. I would put someone else’s needs ahead of my own in a heartbeat. It wasn’t until I started treating my business like a business that my business became a business.

Website design By BotEap.com3. Again, when I started my coaching business, it was suggested that I use my first name, Beverly, because it sounded more professional than Cookie. And of course, believing that the others knew more than me, I agreed. After about a year, I was having a major identity crisis over the name issue. I had been nicknamed “Cookie” since I was born and that was what everyone called me and I liked it. I decided to risk not being loved. Thus, Success Source was born, introducing Cookie Tuminello, Success Coach.

Website design By BotEap.comAre you beginning to see how easily we can sell ourselves short?

Website design By BotEap.comNow, here are three examples of what it means to value yourself like a finely tuned watch.

Website design By BotEap.com1. Now I value myself and I value the value of the service I provide to my clients. The service I provide makes a difference in their lives. Now I set my fees and stand proud when I present them. No more shaking for me.

Website design By BotEap.comtwo. Now I choose the clients I work with and the hours I am available to serve them. My clients respect the fact that I am a professional who in turn teaches them to value themselves.

Website design By BotEap.com3. Now I experience more productivity, more profitability and more power in my business than ever before. Not to mention that I am now more successful with much less stress.

Website design By BotEap.comAre you starting to see the difference?

Website design By BotEap.comThis week, ask yourself this question: Are you a $5 iron bar or a $300,000 balance spring for a good watch? And if you’re having trouble figuring it out, grab a pen and paper and make a list of what works and what doesn’t in your life and/or business. Act to eliminate what makes you feel like an iron bar. Remember that your ultimate success begins and ends with you.