It is the first building block in self-esteem and success. Like a house built on solid ground, self-esteem and success built on belief will not be washed away by the storms of life. Self-esteem is belief in yourself. In the course of studying self-esteem over the years, I have come across scores of definitions. There's just one problem here.
Feelings can easily change.
In my experience, belief is stronger than feelings because, often, belief can be an act of will. So the definition of self-esteem I have found most useful is simply the amount of strength of belief you have in yourself. Let's go back to the quotations at the top of this column. For each quote, we'll look at questions that can give you some solutions. As a man thinketh, so is he.