In this episode, I talk about how the concept of self-esteem is bound to mislead us.  Good self-esteem and bad self-esteem alike are recipes for turmoil, because they both rest on the same fallacy – self-judging.  It’s impossible to give ourselves a universal report card and overall rating.  While specific actions of ours might be able to be evaluated, our overall worth as a person can not be.  We are imperfect, fallible human beings, and we have value simply for being alive, nothing more.  Clint Sabom is Creative Director of Contemplative Light. He lived in Budapest, Hungary in 2003 as a Gilman Scholar. He speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese. In 2007, he lived for six months in a silent monastery.. He holds bachelor’s degrees in Religious Studies and one in Spanish literature. He has traveled extensively through Europe and South America. He has spoken and/or performed at Amnesty International, Health Conferences, High Schools, and art galleries across the US. He has studied and done in his own work in Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism, Shamanism, NLP, and hypnosis.    Clint offers a powerful audio mini-course on emotional release, with powerful techniques you can use the rest of your life.  Learn more here: https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/emotional-release