It has been said that "your attitude determines your altitude" and how you feel and see yourself is important in determining the path that you will eventually travel. Self-esteem is how you view yourself and this plays a pivotal role in "shaping" an individual. Self-esteem can be either high or low and where you fall on the scale is shaped by past experiences and socialization. People with high self-esteem are normally more confident and outgoing while persons who fall at the other end of the continuum tends to be shy and lack self-confidence. Having a low self-esteem is an undesirable state as it has the power to hold you back in life. This guide will provide you with the tools to boost your self-esteem and your self-confidence. It will explore the causes and also the cost of having a low self-esteem and provide practical ways to overcome it. This guide will provide you with useful tips that can be employed in everyday life to make you a happier, healthier and more confident person with high self-esteem.