A Real-Life Story Of Learning To Be Confident

This answer, by Matthew Manning, originally appeared on Quora. We think it’s pretty worthwhile reading and have left it as is, unedited.First a picture of me:That’s a picture of me Skyping my mother to tell her about an awful canker sore I developed inside my mouth. Doesn’t that look so painful? Dear god — it was!Now, a bit about me:- I am 28- I have a Master’s Degree- A good job- Public transit works fine for meSuffice to say, we’re at about the same place. So why do I have self-esteem and you don’t?Well, first of all we should clarify. Self-esteem is not binary. It’s not something you have or don’t have. It’s different for each person in different ways. As…
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