What Does My Worth Have to Do with the Choices I Make in Life?

√ Top of the class / second place… / last place!
Does that mean if someone’s last in class, they’re worth less than the others?

√ Uptown / midtown… / downtown!
Does living downtown make you less classy?

√ Business owner / professor / office worker… street vendor!
Does a street vendor matter less than a businessman?

People are obviously different!
Some are more successful,
some are richer,
some are smarter,
some are quicker and more hardworking,
and so on… But how do I figure out what the best of something is, so I can want it?
Or go after it?
How do you even tell what “the best” is, so you don’t end up regretting your choices later?

What’s my worth? That’s a question a lot of us might not know the answer to—or maybe we’ve never even thought about it.

Ever had something super valuable but didn’t know how much it was really worth—and ended up selling it cheap?
Or maybe in the middle of a card game, you gave away your best card without knowing it… then felt super bad afterward?
Yeah, that awful feeling can totally happen in real life too—if we don’t know the real value of what we’ve got.

In real life, if we wanna buy something, we’ll check the price like a million times to make sure we’re not getting scammed.
But when it comes to ourselves, why do we just let it slide?
Maybe it’s ‘cause we don’t realize how valuable we really are.

Life’s kinda like a game—and to win, first you gotta know how much you are worth. Otherwise, you might lose big. We spend so much time learning new stuff or going after cool experiences, but sometimes we forget to spend any time getting to know ourselves. And when you know how valuable you are, you’re way less likely to sell yourself short. That’s when you start giving yourself the same attention you give school, classes, or whatever else you’re working on.

You won’t end up like David…
That one time his name wasn’t on the school noticeboard—but Muhammad’s name was right there at the top!

It All Comes Down to How You See Things!

Imagine you’re playing a game with your friends. You each have to put a price on an item in the game. You’d probably give it a price based on how you feel about it, right? If you really like it—or know from experience it’s rare—you’d probably give it a higher price. But if you’re not into it, you’d value it way lower. Same goes for real life. The value we give things totally depends on how we see them and how we feel about them. And yeah, that even goes for how we value ourselves.

The way we look at ourselves, our lives, and even other people seriously shapes everything: Our decisions, our friendships, our thoughts, and how we behave.
Like, if you’re super into material things, you’ll spend more time chasing money or upgrading your style and lifestyle. But if you’re into deeper, more meaningful stuff, you’ll show that in how you treat people and where your time goes. How we value things basically shows where we spend our time and energy.

Like, if someone in your family gets sick, you’ll drop everything to help them get better—even if it costs a lot—because they matter to you. But if a flowerpot breaks in your house, would you freak out the same way? Probably not—because it’s just not worth the same to you. So yeah, the way we price stuff depends on how important it is to us. And that importance comes from how well we understand it. If we really knew the true value of things, then as we said in Inner Galaxy video, even if the whole world tells you something else—you’ll still do what you believe is right. We explain it in the below video:

Why Does How I See Myself Even Matter That Much?

Look around you—there are tons of people, and each sees the world their own way. Ever thought about why that is? Like, at school: One student is obsessed with grades and always chasing the top scores. Another one’s all about the latest fashion trends and shows up with a new style every day. One’s constantly talking about politics, and another’s totally into religious stuff. Where do these differences come from? Exactly—they all come from the way people see themselves and life. All of this shows just how much the way we look at ourselves and the world shapes everything—from the friends we choose to the goals we set.

So why is your point of view so important?
Because it doesn’t just set your “price tag”—
It literally shapes your whole life. Think of it like choosing your character in a video game. That one choice changes how you play, the challenges you face, and even what rewards you get. Look closer at your everyday behavior, and you’ll see:
Every decision you make—what friends you hang out with, how you spend your free time, what clothes you wear, even what music you listen to—all of it comes from how you see yourself. Like, someone who thinks fun is the most important thing might spend most of their time gaming or chilling with friends. Another person who cares about looking important will do whatever it takes to be called “Doctor” or “Celebrity.”

So What Does Set My Value?

We said how the way you see yourself determines the choices you make.
You might think some choices—like what to wear or who to chill with—aren’t a big deal,but actually?
Every single choice you make is like a puzzle piece in your life—
and they all add up to reveal how much you value yourself.

Each decision is like the first domino in a chain. If you choose wisely—based on really knowing yourself— you could be on your way to big success. But if you’re careless, you might end up somewhere you totally didn’t want to be—and not acting like the human you really are. So now that you know your point of view does set your final “value,” why not take it seriously? Yeah, we grow like plants and have social lives like animals, but bottom line—we’re human. And all that plant and animal stuff? Just part of who we are. Once you get that you’re human—and how valuable that really is— you’ll stop selling yourself short. So maybe now’s the time to figure out your real worth. And how to see yourself and live in a way that matches your actual value—the value of being human.