As devotees, we are interested in developing a sense of self-worth based on our ability to please Krishna. As we develop devotional qualities, we become more and more pleasing to Krishna, and therefore more and more pleasing to ourselves. It is natural for everyone to want to please someone else and to base our feelings of self-worth on our success or failure in that regard, but when we concentrate on trying to please others by projecting the identity of a wealthy person, a beautiful person, a person of high birth, etc., we find that not only are we exploited by others, none of these qualities actually satisfies the Lord. If the Lord is not satisfied, it is impossible for us to feel completely satisfied.
(Sri Siksataa- bhasya, Moscow 5.17.2001)