Self esteem is just self. . .esteem; no one else can cause it to be good or bad, high or low, besides ourselves. We have to think well of ourselves, have to work with ourselves and give to ourselves, understand ourselves, etc.

You cannot give up yourself and think well of yourself at the same time; you cannot support another if you do not support yourself first; will not want to support another who is not supporting themselves if you are supporting yourself well in the first place.

You have to work for you, not others, no matter how much you think they might give you or help you, etc. You have to come first in your life, you're the only one there; everyone else is just supporting players. You have to be the director or it can't work.