Acharya Prashant addresses a question from someone who, despite working hard and achieving success, feels low in their own eyes. The speaker begins by acknowledging the common belief that success, defined as achieving set goals, should lead to high self-esteem, while failure leads to a lack of self-confidence and shame. He points out that the questioner's paradox arises from this very notion, as they have achieved success but do not feel the expected sense of self-worth. The speaker suggests that this experience is a result of the questioner's honesty, which has allowed them to see the hollowness of conventional success. While many people put on a show of satisfaction after achieving their goals, the questioner's honesty prevents them from doing so. To truly rise in one's own eyes, Acharya Prashant explains that two fundamental conditions must be met. The first is to choose the right work. He states that most people fail at this initial step, unconsciously selecting their work based on external factors like money, societal pressure, or family expectations, without ever considering the deeper meaning and rightness of the work itself. The second condition is to become completely immersed in that right work, not for any external reward, but out of pure love and dedication. The work should possess the individual, rather than the individual controlling the work. When this happens, the concepts of success, failure, and results become secondary. The speaker clarifies that the real victory is in the act of choosing and engaging in the right work. The external outcome, whether it is perceived as a win or a loss, is a matter of circumstance and does not define a person's intrinsic value. He redefines self-esteem not as a thought or a feeling to be cultivated, but as a state of being. A person with true self-respect is so absorbed in their right action that the issue of self-esteem does not even arise for them. They are so internally fulfilled that they can even welcome insults without being affected. This state is a natural consequence of being dedicated to the Truth, which manifests as engaging in the right work.