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Self-worth is important to recognize because it helps us have a better self-esteem. We must know the value of ourselves before we gain the confidence to demonstrate our own value to others. Recognizing our self-worth allows us to believe in ourselves and not let the failures in life and the opinions of others define us.
How you feel about yourself â your self-worth or your pride in yourself â is called self-esteem. It may be a blow to your self-esteem, for example, to find out you didn't get chosen for the scholarship you applied for. The esteem part of self-esteem comes from the Latin verb aestimare, meaning to value. The self part is self-explanatory, referring to you, yourself. So think of self-esteem as how you value yourself.