Self-esteem is how we feel about ourselves, or the opinion we have about ourselves.

Everyone has times when they feel a bit low or find it hard to believe in themselves.

However, if this becomes a long-term situation, this can also be a sign of these problems.

Self-esteem is often the result of a lifetime of experiences, and particularly what happened to us as children. However, it is possible to improve our self-esteem at any age.

Some people think of self-esteem as their inner voice, which tells us whether we are good enough to do or achieve something.

Self-esteem is actually about how we value ourselves, and our perceptions about who we are and what we are capable of.

Self-esteem is not about ability.

Self-esteem is often not associated with either our own ability or other people's perceptions of us.

It is quite possible for someone good at something to have poor self-esteem.

Conversely, someone who struggles with a particular task might generally have good self-esteem.

People with good self-esteem generally feel positive about themselves, and about life.

This makes them much more resilient, and better able to cope with life's ups and downs.

There are two types of self-esteem:

 1. High Self  Esteem:

• High self-esteem means that we believe in ourselves and know that we are a great addition to this world.
• We recognize that we might have few weaknesses, but we also have many strengths that really shape up who we are.
• Our glass is always “half full”.
• It's great to have a group of friends and family that support our self-esteem by recognizing our strengths. The world would be a boring place if everybody had the same strengths. The world would be a boring place if everybody had the same strengths and weaknesses.

 2. Low Self Esteem:

• Low self-esteem means that we don't believe in ourselves. Often we compare ourselves to other people and find that we don't measure up, which is discouraging.
• We tend to focus on our weaknesses and don't focus on our strengths. Our glass is always “half empty”.
• If we feel that we have low self-esteem, remember this: we are such a valuable addition to this world. Just like everybody else, we are good at so many things which will help make our world a better place. we don't have to live with low self-esteem - we can start working towards getting high self-esteem today.