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Psychologists say that almost every aspect of our lives—our personal happiness, success, relationships with others, {{U}}(10) {{/U}} are dependent on {{U}}(11) {{/U}}. The more we have, the better we deal with things.
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Our background largely determines what we will become in personality and more importantly in self-esteem. Where do {{U}}(17) {{/U}} come from? Many come from our families, since more than 80% of our waking hours up to the age of eighteen are spent {{U}}(18) {{/U}}. We are who we are because of where we've been. We build Our own brands of self-esteem {{U}}(19) {{/U}}: fate, the positive things life offers, the negative things life offers and our own decisions about {{U}}(20) {{/U}}, the positives and the negatives.