Is self-esteem learned or inherited?

When I ask this question at my seminars most members of the audience answer – inherited. What do you think?

Self-esteem is learned in our family of origin. It is not inherited. So the good news is – if you feel that your self-esteem is low or negative – you have the choice to change it.

Self-esteem is ‘how you feel about yourself’ – a self-evaluation. If your self evaluation is positive then your self-esteem is high. Low self-esteem is a negative evaluation of yourself.

What is your self evaluation?