Self Esteem v Self Competency

Self esteem is a much sought after feeling, yet a rather elusive state of mind if you know what I mean. You see, we all want to feel good about ourselves, and when we do feel better we are happy and the reverse when we don't feel as good. And so the path to that journey has begun; go after that feeling of self worth like one does to that holy grail, soughtable but elusive and temporary. I would like to suggest that we cast aside that useless concept - SELF ESTEEM, and instead teach each one of us anew to acquire SELF COMPETENCY. What is self competency? Simple. It is what we do with ourselves through living and learning to teach ourselves skills that are important to us. Through learning and acquiring skills we become more capable and useful with and to ourselves. May the skills be driving a car, typing, writing on the net, speaking publicly, boxing well in the ring, etc. Now you begin to get the idea; get them skills down pat and you will soon feel better about who you are. It's only through learning and applying what you have learned in life that make you useful and soon enough peaceful and even happy. Happy that you have accomplished something, whatever they may be, and that you continue to help yourself and hopefully others that connect you and them into one happy entity. Thus my own journey - pick up more skills, and hopefully useful ones from here to death!