Self-esteem is the confidence and worth that you feel about yourself. Your self-esteem ….12… everything you do, think, feel, and are. It is, in fact, one of the most important ..13…. in your overall sense of well-being. How well you feel physically, ..14… , and socially can affect your self-esteem. In turn, your …15…. of self-esteem can directly affect your physical, mental, and social health.
Some of the …16…. about who you are and how likable you are come from outside yourself. They are called …17…. messages. Others come from inside yourself. They are called internal messages.
Many people ……18…. their self-esteem on external factors -- on how they look, what they have, how they ….19…. , how others see them, or with whom they are friends. In ….20…. , however, self-esteem comes from knowing, …..21….. and liking not what you have, whom you know, or what you do, but who you are.