Just a thought that I'm ironing out

When there is conflict, that is when self-esteem really makes a difference. Self-esteem matters all the time, but it's especially important, perhaps, when things are less than ideal. Reason: you can look at a troublesome situation from two vantage points--a short-sighted one, or a long-sighted one...one from a feeling of strength, or one from a feeling of weakness. Let's say that you're broke because you don't have a job. Someone with self-esteem might say, 'I need to go back to school because advancing my education will provide me with the skills and certifications that are necessary for careers in which I am interested.' Someone with less self-esteem who is broke may say, 'I can't even think about going to school right now: I don't even have money for groceries! I need to get some money NOW. I'll bet McDonald's is hiring, and they probably have benefits. Maybe someday I will have the money to go back to school.' Neither choice is bad, but it's a way of looking at the world maybe. Someone else might say, 'I need money. I should go rob that liquor store.' The latter two possibilities (or is it former? it must be latter) are more short-sighted, and the first one is more far-sighted. I think when someone has more self-esteem, that person tends to look more into the future and expects things to get better. Someone with less self-esteem doesn't really see things getting better, and so it would make sense to look in the short-term to fix things NOW (with more of a band-aid approach). I'm not sure if any of these is right or wrong, I just wonder if there is any truth to this, or if it matters. Maybe I'll write more about it later.