Hey, Julian — Self-Worth Matters

When Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney sat down to write songs, poignancy, introspection and, at times, silliness would often follow.

But the hardship of life also impacted their writing. When Lennon was divorcing his first wife, Cynthia, McCartney was heartbroken for their 5-year-old son, Julian. So he wrote the song, “Hey Jude,” (initially “Hey Jules”) as a means of comforting him. The lyrics are compelling and still relevant for us today.

Regardless of the immense problems we might be facing today, if we forgive, develop our self-worth and self-consolation, we will persevere.

Remember, valuing your talents does not mean inflating your ego or becoming cocky. Clinical psychologist and author Dr. Lisa Firestone believes “that self-worth should be less about measuring yourself based on external actions and more about valuing your inherent worth as a person.”

We tend to blame ourselves for situations that are completely out of our control. Are you doing this now?

We might lose our job, not get the promotion we know we deserve or suffer seemingly insurmountable heartbreak. Regardless of the darkness, we must not create an enemy within. We can never lose our self-worth and never succumb internally to outside problems or expectations.

When these moments of disappointment and despair arise, we must have strong convictions in our internal values.

We must always strive to take a sad song and make it better.

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