The princess is standing in front of an old, ornate mirror. She sees a grey, sad, tired Cinderella. The young men desire the princess, who walks past them feeling sad and miserable. The princess is puzzled by their attention. Then she sees her reflection in a different mirror and sees a very different image. Now full of joy and satisfaction, she bumps into the prince, and they fall in love.
''Once upon a time, there was a woman who found her prince when she finally understood that she was in fact a princess.''
The notion of self-esteem
Our self-esteem is our emotional foundation. And no building is stronger than its foundation.
The difference between self-esteem and confidence is that confidence is based on actions or experiences in relation to other people, while self-esteem reflects your true view of yourself, regardless how others see you. Thus, you can feel a high degree of confidence as a reflection of your professional competence, praise, experience and success, yet still be dissatisfied with yourself or your life. The feeling that this gives rise to – or the thought of ‘When are they going to discover that I’m really incompetent?’ – calls for a development effort focused on self-love, needs satisfaction and mirroring.