If you're an adult with high self-esteem, you'll make more money.

That's pretty intuitive. After all, leaders need to be confident.

Rewind 10 or 20 years. Were you as confident as a teenager?

If you're successful now, then the answer is probably "yes."

A new study found that teenagers' self-esteem levels can predict their future salaries. [via Bakadesuyo]

The study, "Self-Esteem and Earnings" from Journal of Economic Psychology, found that poor self-esteem during adolescence is a sign of low future earnings as an adult.


So kids, if you bomb the SATs, try to stay positive. In a few years, you'll come out just fine.

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