Self-esteem

Telling someone they’re smarter and better than others doesn’t boost self-esteem. Rather, it just sets people up for failure and a shaky self-esteem.

Everyone doesn’t deserve a trophy for showing up, but everyone can feel that they have as much right to play and enjoy the process of improving as anyone else does

Find out who you are. A healthy self-esteem also means having a quiet gladness about who you are . But first you need to know who that person is. “Every individual must determine his or her own values, principles, and moral standards and live by them.