I'm glad that you were able to appreciate this message! Thank you for commenting, too!

Yes, poor self-esteem/image is a serious problem. I started working on it when I was in my 20s and, although I've made great strides, I still work on it now. One difference, though, is I really don't much care what people think about my physical appearance anymore; this is not to say that I run around looking like a bum, though!

I've never heard this about CEOs, and I suspect that being told that one looks good is not going to launch one into the career path of CEO - more likely, a performer or model, politician or salesperson, or some other career where superficial good looks are "important." It takes a great deal more than just narcissism, or even just confidence in one's physical appearance, to be a CEO, and lots of people - attractive or not - aren't qualified to do it. I suspect that successful CEOs are usually experienced or have a degree from a high-quality university, intelligent and either possess high EQ (both social and personal), or are psychopathic. That said, psychopaths are generally less successful as leaders than their empathic counterparts...

Still, self-image is definitely important, and it is so sad that people spend so much time tearing each other, and themselves, down...