Self-esteem is developed by performing challenging and meaningful actions rather than receiving external praise.

“it's really self-esteem comes from doing incredibly difficult things where you know you pushed yourself it's not virtue signaling it's not telling people about it it's what you know inside your soul is true”

Self-esteem is not an inherent trait but is developed through consistently taking esteemable actions.

“in the amount of time you complain about having low self-esteem and the amount of time you complain about how low your self-worth is you could have done something to build your own self-esteem or self-worth it's about out of steep building your own self-esteem by engaging in esteemable actions”

Self-esteem in relationships is primarily derived from self-respect and the willingness to maintain boundaries rather than relying on external validation.

“the one thing I try and instill in the people that are watching it is the importance of self-respect in dating if you go into dating without self-esteem and self-respect it will turn into just one divorce after the other”

Self-esteem is an external pursuit, while self-respect is an internal practice based on honoring one's commitments.

“So for me, self-esteem is external, self-respect is internal. And I feel like the ways we go about it don't have to be much different. Um when you keep your promises to yourself, you know, you build self-respect. And I think either you're chasing one or the other. The more self-respect you develop, ”

Malaysia asserts that she maintains her confidence and value in her profession through her own self-love and self-reliance.

“I am in love with myself. That's probably why. Cuz some people be like, "Yes, I love cocky." I don't feel like I'm cocky at all. It's just um pretty much beating yourself up the most out of life than anybody has.”

Human beings often consume external validation to compensate for a lack of internal self-worth.

“Cuz sometimes if we don't feel like we're enough, then now we're trying to consume all this external stuff to try to compensate for that, but it never works.”

Ryan Clark argues that individuals often harbor a sense of emptiness from past lack of support or love, leading them to seek validation by pouring excessive energy into others instead of themselves.

“you had so much pain you're trying to fill that spot and it seems like for you you you didn't get a certain sort of love you didn't get a certain sort of support you didn't get what you felt like you needed or you were looking for and then now you're pouring so much of yourself”

Indiana believes that social media often promotes fake, unrealistic standards of perfection that negatively impact young people's self-esteem.

“when I was like 15 and stuff like younger I would like always go on my phone and be like god I'm like so much less than these girls like on instagram or tick tock or anything and I wanted like a little reminder to like remind myself that I was like worth it and that not everyone's live on social med”

Comparing one's own pain or mental health struggles to others is a detrimental trap that should be avoided.

“And I think that comparison Oh, comparison can be the worst. And I still find myself sometimes comparing myself, even though I talk about not doing that. It's a human quality. It's like it's natural to all of a sudden jump to "Oh, well, I shouldn't because it's not as bad."”