Don't Underestimate How Necessary Your Existence Is

Mel Robbins is an author, motivational speaker, and host of Mel Robbins. She is widely known for The 5 Second Rule and The Let Them Theory.

Sarah Jakes Roberts is Sarah Jakes Roberts, a bestselling author, speaker, and pastor known for her messages on faith, purpose, resilience, and personal growth.

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Listening to Mel Robbins interview Sarah Jakes Roberts, one response stood out.

Mel asked Sarah the question she often asks her guests:

"What is one thing you would advise people?"

Sarah responded:

"Don't underestimate how necessary your existence is in this world."

I found that powerful.

The result of assuming resignation as a person is that it leaves the world with less than what it could be.

Your life is not random. Your life is not a coincidence.

There is nothing more special about Elon Musk or any person you admire and look up to than there is about you. We were all given this life to make the world a better place.

Most people underestimate how necessary they are, and as a result, they don't give life their all.

No one is more special than you.

No one is better than you.

Only believe.

You have something to offer this world. You have something that can make it better.

There is no need for comparisons. There is no need for competition.

You are special as you are.

You are great as you are.

You have what it takes.

You are it.

You are not in this world by coincidence.

The Bible says that as long as you are alive, there is hope.

What is hope?

Hope is the possibility that tomorrow can be better because you showed up today.

So show up.

Show up as a better you.

A bigger you.

A special you.

For the world becomes a more beautiful place because you exist.

Dismiss the inner aches, doubts, and insecurities that try to convince you otherwise.

Too often, we trade ourselves to the lowest bidder. We settle for less than we are capable of because we doubt our worth.

But if we truly change what we think, what we speak, and what we do, we begin to show up differently in the world.

And when we show up better, the world becomes better.

Work yourself out of self-doubt.

Life can be difficult sometimes. Life can humble us. Life can give us lemons.

But make lemonade while you're at it.

Enjoy life.

Show up as your special self.

The world needs what only you can bring.

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 Reflection

The heart of Sarah's message is that purpose begins with recognizing your own value.

Many people are waiting to become successful, wealthy, famous, or influential before they believe they matter. Sarah flips that idea around. She suggests that your value does not come from achievements. Your value comes from your existence.

When people believe they have nothing to offer, they shrink:

They stop trying.

They stop dreaming.

They stop creating.

They stop serving.

They stop showing up fully.

The tragedy is not failure. The tragedy is withholding your gifts from the world because you assumed they were not important.

Every invention, business, community project, act of kindness, mentorship, innovation, and breakthrough began with someone deciding that what they had to offer mattered.

The tragedy is not failure. The tragedy is withholding your gifts from the world because you assumed they were not important.

Every invention, business, community project, act of kindness, mentorship, innovation, and breakthrough began with someone deciding that what they had to offer mattered.

The world does not need another Elon Musk. It already has one. 

The world needs the unique contribution that only you can make.

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MN Collective Quote

"The world becomes less than it could be when you doubt your worth. Show up fully, believe deeply, and share your gifts boldly because your existence is not an accident; it is an assignment."

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