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Worth vs Worthiness

Untangle unconditional from earned

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Worth is unconditional — you have it. Worthiness is earned by behavior — you build it. Confusing them is the root of a lot of shame work.

Where I confuse the two (I don't deserve X because I…)
What is actually unconditional about my worth
What I want to build worthiness in (values, roles, skills)
One small move this week toward each

References & further reading

Conceptual background and further reading, not validation of this handout. Named instruments and methods belong to their original authors; custom prompts and trackers are not validated versions of those instruments.

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