Why is Building and Maintaining Self-Worth Important?

How to develop and maintain healthy self-worth (or self-esteem when used as a synonym) is the center of many conversations, is eagerly sought after in numerous ways, and yet can be illusive.  Consider the following:   When we have feelings of self-worth:

•  Our lives becomes simpler and lighter.  When we like and love ourselves, more things are easier.  We don't exaggerate or blow things our of perspective as often.  We aren't as hard on ourselves when we make mistakes.  We have more realistic standards for ourselves, therefore we are more able to meet those standards.
• We have more inner stability.  We become less needy and care less about what other people think and say about us, because we like ourselves more and spend less time and energy seeking validation and attention from others.
• We have less self-sabotage.  As we build and keep up our feelings of self-worth, we feel more deserving of good things in our lives.  We go after them more often and with more motivation.  When we get them, we are less to subtly (or not so subtly) sabotage our successes.
• We will be more attractive in any relationship.  We will be more stable and better able to handle the challenges in our lives.  We will be less needy and give more.  We will be easier and more fun to be with since there will be fewer arguments, fights, and less drama.  All of these things contribute to being more attractive.  
• We will be happier.  It seems to follow that when our lives are easier and lighter, we have more inner stability, we have more success because we believe we deserve it, and we are easier and more fun.  We will be more attractive.  We will be happier.                          HENRIK EDBERG