The term, Self Esteem, is tossed around in everyday conversation but most people do not know the exact meaning of it. Most people think that self-esteem is the other name for self-confidence. Of course, self-confidence is included in the definition of self-esteem but self esteem covers much more than self-confidence. True magic happens once you understand self-esteem and learn how to have higher self-esteem than you now have. You may be surprised to know that there are millions of people that are at the height of their self confidence but have very poor self esteem. In fact, most of the human race falls into this category. The most common examples are movie actors, comedians, and singers who excel when performing and who are extremely insecure out of the public eye. So what is self-esteem, exactly? Self-esteem is what we think and say about ourselves to ourselves.