Self-esteem is a big part of you. It is how you see yourself. It is your feeling of your own self worth.When you look in the mirror, what do you see? How you feel about yourself has a major role in how you feel about other people. It is like that old cliché "You cannot love someone else until you love yourself". Low self-esteem can cause many, many problems. It can cause feelings of depression, worthlessness, and can lead to any number of health problems, both mental and physical. This site, I hope, will help you to not only evaluate your own self-esteem but to also improve it. Developing a good self-esteem is a slow process but with a little patience, is very beneficial.

1.) The National Association for Self-Esteem
    This organization is focused on trying to fully integrate positive self-esteem into American society so that every individual, no matter what age or background, can experience personal worth and happiness. This is a good site for general information.

2.) Self-Esteem/ Self-Confidence Builder and Mental Therapy System
    This site shows you ways of boosting self-esteem and self-confidence using the HAMR self improvement method. This method involves you installing a new, positive thought process into your everyday life.

3.) Self-Esteem Test
    Thirty questions to help you evaluate your own general level of self-esteem. The quiz was designed by Cyberia Shrink. It only takes about 15-20 minutes to take and it is quite helpful.

4.) Self-help/ Inspirational Books
    This site provides a list of books and other writings to help you improve your skills, career, etc. Also, it provides some self-help tools and inspirational writings.

5.) Quia Quiz
    This site is just a short quiz to test your knowledge about self-esteem. The quiz was created by Mr. David Foster in November of 2000. It is based on information taken from chapter 3, pages 86-87 of  Robert E. Slavin's book "Educational Psychology: Theory and Practice."