“Greater self-esteem produces greater success, and greater success produces more high self-esteem, so it keeps on spiraling up.” -Jack Canfield As human beings, we have a primal need for positive self-esteem; to feel good about ourselves. As people, we are strongly motivated to maintain a sense of consistency among the different belief systems and self-perceptions that make us who we are. Problems arise when there are differences between our individual aspirations, versus our actual behaviors.  When an actual experience falls short of what we believe we’re capable of, we tend to feel a pattern of negative emotions that can range