SELF-ESTEEM! Eh? WHAT ABOUT IT?

A while ago, we had a publication on the self titled The Man In The Mirror. This Publication is an Add-on to that previous Topic. Remember we reflected on the self-seeker who could not accept his own evaluation of himself! If you missed that issue you can read and access by clicking here .

Self-Esteem refers to a term used in psychology to reflect on a person's overall evaluation or appraisal of his or her own worth. It is also a feeling of liking oneself, a sense of self worth.
Given its long and varied history, the term has no less than three definitions.

Its root definition poses that self-esteem as a ratio of dividing one's successes in areas of life of importance to a given individual by the failures in them
OR one's "successes/pretensions."
Problems in this approach comes from making self-esteem contingent upon success: this implies inherent instability because failure can occur at any moment!

Moris Rosenberg and some social learning theorists in mid 1960s presented self-esteem in terms of a stable sense of personal worth or worthiness.Its popularity and usage undoubtly grew but still had a problem of boundary definition, making self-esteem indistinguishable from terms like narcissism or simple bragging!

Nathaniel Branden in 1969, briefly broached a 'two factor approach' of self-esteem as "...the experience of been competent to cope with basic challenges of life and being worthy of happiness."This two factor approach provides a complete and balanced definition that seems to be capable of dealing with limits of self-esteem encountered in the other hypothesises especially in terms of competence or worthiness alone.
Self-esteem is a concept of personality, for it to grow, we need to have self worth and this will be sought from embracing challenges that result in the showing of success.

Naturally every being is got self-esteem from that dirty ugly old man to the natty handsome young dude! This innate, self-esteem present in all deserves to be kept alive and aglow. This feeling does not come just like that, it is worked and earned. As little as we may have from birth gets to grow better and well when we build, guard and prune jealously. We should not be deluded because self-esteem does not result on its own, if its there its seen and easily recognised. Nathaniel Branden , opines that; self-esteem is a reputation we acquire with ourselves. This means that self-esteem is built with and within the self. Thus the logic of self-esteem as proposed by Nathaniel, asserts that self-esteem, is a basic human, i.e, it makes an essential contribution to life's processes,it is indispensable to normal and healthy self-development and has a value for survival. This in theory, practically implies that what ever your self-esteem may be has a pinch of effect on who you are or what you'll be!

Yes! That fear of failure, fright of the rich, angst of poverty, consternation on being retarded and unsuccessful, has cost you the great heights! The first mine of greatness is the self! Your self-evaluation and self-confidence matters! Forget about the stress and think of the self, forget the pains and call to mind the person! You're greater than problems if only you realise they're meant to make you stronger! Are you timid, waxing Cold??? No Grow brave, never condemn the yourself! You've tried and so what? Die? No succeed!.......No one is Better than YOU!.....To be continued....