<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Self-worth must rest on real value. Before you can... > Self-worth must rest on real value. Before you can negotiate from strength, you have to cultivate a skill, a capability, or a body of work that others genuinely need, and once you have it, you can afford to state your terms. **Source:** [[livestreams/Baby Steps, Self-Worth, and the Long Horizon — Monday Motivation Part 1 - Workbook|Baby Steps, Self-Worth, and the Long Horizon — Monday Motivation Part 1]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Self-worth must rest on real value. Before you can negotiate from strength, you have to cultivate a skill, a capability, or a body of work that others genuinely need, and once you have it, you can afford to state your terms.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-self-worth-must-afford-state-terms ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->