The Trouble with Self-Esteem

As humans we are all born with self-esteem. Self-esteem is having a realistic respect for or favorable impression of oneself. How we gain high or low self-esteem depends on our lives and how we deal with it. People with high self-esteem have confidence, belief, and an optimistic view on life. They are the type of people that can turn insults into effective criticism so they can better themselves and have been complimented for any of their accomplishments. Therefore, people with low self have a lack of self-confidence and do not believe in themselves at all. Lauren Slater would state the opposite, Believing that people with high self esteem create a greater threat to everyone around them. That they are cocky and become too overconfident. While people with low self-esteem, who feel bad about themselves, do just as good if not better than people with high self esteem because they work harder. Slater would be right in this case as people with high self-esteem feel that they do not have to try as hard because they feel like they are the best, this is where overconfidence sets in. Hence, people with low self esteem tend to do better and work harder for the sake of acknowledgement. They want to known for all the work and effort the put, so that others will acknowledge their existence and develop a true sense of self respect.