The modern classic on building self-esteem to improve your mindset, achieve more, and boost your relationships with your partner, kids, co-workers, and more--from a pioneering psychotherapist

Brilliant, laser-focused, and critically relevant, Dr. Nathaniel Branden's 'pillars' give us a lifelong set of foundations upon which to build our families, our schools and our businesses.--Dennis Waitley, Ph.D., author of The Psychology of Winning.

Six Pillars of Self-Esteem is the culmination of a lifetime of clinical practice and study, hailed as the most significant work on the topic. Immense in scope and vision and filled with insight into human motivation and behavior, it is essential reading for anyone with a personal or professional interest in self-esteem.

Dr. Nathaniel Branden introduces the six pillars--six action-based practices for daily living that provide the foundation for self-esteem--and explores the central importance of self-esteem in five areas: the workplace, parenting, education, psychotherapy, and the culture at large. Six Pillars of Self-Esteem provides concrete guidelines for teachers, parents, managers, and therapists who are responsible for developing the self-esteem of others. And it shows why--in today's chaotic and competitive world--self-esteem is fundamental to our personal and professional power.

Of all the judgments you make in life, none is as important as the one you make about yourself. The difference between low self-esteem and high self-esteem is the difference between passivity and action, between failure and success. Now, one of America's foremost psychologists and a pioneer in self-esteem development offers a step-by-step guide to strengthening your sense of self-worth. Here are simple, straightforward and effective techniques that will dramatically improve the way you think and feel about yourself. You'll learn:

How to break free of negative self-concepts and self-defeating behavior.

How to dissolve internal barriers to success in work and love.

How to overcome anxiety, depression, guilt and anger.

How to conquer the fear of intimacy and success.

How to find -- and keep -- the courage to love yourself.

And much more.

This new edition of the original text reveals how Nathaniel Branden's landmark book broke the rules of conventional behavioral theory and promulgated his revolutionary ideas on the critical role that self-esteem plays in living a healthy, fulfilling life. The book offers an in-depth exploration of the need for self-esteem, the nature of that need, the conditions of fulfillment, and how self-esteem (or lack of it) affects our values, responses, and goals. Branden also debunks the misguided notion that self-esteem is a feel-good phenomenon and shows instead how self-esteem, rationality, perseverance, self-responsibility, and personal integrity are all intimately related.

The Art of Living Consciously Is an Operating Manual for Our Basic Tool of Survival
In The Art of Living Consciously, Dr. Nathaniel Branden, our foremost authority on self-esteem, takes us into new territory, exploring the actions of our minds when they are operating as our life and well-being require -- and also when they are not. No other book illuminates so clearly what true mindfulness means:
* In the workplace
* In the arena of romantic love
* In child-rearing
* In the pursuit of personal development
Today we are exposed to an unprecedented amount of information and an unprecedented number of opinions about every conceivable aspect of life. We are thrown on our own resources as never before -- and we have nothing to protect us but the clarity of our thinking. In The Art of Living Consciously, Branden gives us the tools with which to draw out the best within us.

From Simon & Schuster, Taking Responsibility is Nathaniel Branden's guide to self-reliance and the accountable life, including self-realization through that self-reliance, offering a vision of society transformed by a new ethical individualism.

The bestselling author of The Psychology of Self-Esteem presents an illuminating guide to self-realization through self-reliance and a vision of a society transformed by a new ethical individualism.

What love is, why love is born, why it sometimes grows, and why it sometimes dies.

Have you ever wondered how romantic love evolves? What the difference is between mature and immature love? What role sex plays in romantic love, and whether love necessarily implies sexual exclusivity? And, most important, how can we make love last? Originally published in 1980, this updated edition of The Psychology of Romantic Love explores the nature of romantic love on many levels-the philosophical, the historical, the sociological, and the physiological. Nathaniel Branden explains why so many people say that romantic love is just not possible in today's world and-drawing on his experience with thousands of couples-finds that such love is still a possibility for anyone who understands its essence and is willing to accept its challenges.

Branden sees it as a pathway not only to extraordinary joy but also to profound self-discovery. His vision of love is thoroughly appropriate to our time and grounded in our humanness.

A pocket-sized package of wise advice and persuasive prescriptions, this collection of inspirational quotations brings together reflections that refresh our appreciation of the good things in life.

Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Everyday offers practical suggestions for renewing our commitment to the values, interests, and projects that bring us pure satisfaction and joy.

Nathaniel Branden, pionero en el estudio de la autoestima.

Mejorar su autoestima, constituye una guía para lograr, paso a paso, fortalecer el sentimiento de la propia valía. Ofrece técnicas simples que podemos practicar hoy, esta semana, este mes, si queremos transformar de manera radical nuestro modo de pensar y sentir con respecto a nosotros mismos y, por lo tanto, nuestro modo de vivir.

En una época de desafíos y presiones crecientes, es muy importante centrarse en sí mismo y afrontar la vida con confianza y optimismo. Si ésta es su meta, CÓMO MEJORAR SU AUTOESTIMA le enseñará a:

• Liberarse de conceptos negativos sobre usted mismo y de sus conductas autodestructivas.
• Liberarse de la culpa.
• Vivir aceptándose.
• Ser auténtico en sus relaciones.
• Hacerse responsable de su propia felicidad y dejar de culpar a los otros y al mundo.
• Derribar barreras internas para obtener éxito en el trabajo y en el amor.
• Vivir activamente.
• Hallar el coraje de amarse como persona y comprender que ése es su derecho.

Nicholas Holland is an unusual hero-a noted psychologist and author, with a list of best-sellers to his name. After some deeply troubling experiences, however, he finds himself in an ever-deepening spiral of confusion, frustration, and guilt. In desperation he shuts down his own practice and seeks the help of another therapist, Andrew Berringer, who influenced him earlier in his career. Can Berringer help Nicholas escape the abyss into which his life has fallen? Layers is a remarkable work by a remarkable human being, a thought-provoking novel that reveals yet another layer to the complex, interwoven fabric that constitutes Nathaniel Branden's life and legacy. He was a leading psychotherapist who inspired thousands by his work with individual patients and his influential books about the psychology of self-esteem and personal growth, and at his death he left a work of fiction-Layers-that reveals what patients seldom see: the agonizing conflicts within the therapist's own mind. Layers is a work of compelling psychological insight, a story of one man's intrepid search for the truth about himself. Branden tells this story with the drama and suspense and sudden beauty that readers expect and deserve from an important work of fiction. Layers is a must for fans of his famous associate, Ayn Rand, and for those who may be encountering Branden's insightful work for the first time. It vividly illustrates the vital importance of vocation, of doing what you most deeply love and want to do in life, and how badly your life can go awry if you don't.

La autoestima desempeña un importantísimo papel en las elecciones y decisiones claves que dan forma a nuestra vida. Pero, cómo podemos determinar si el poder de la autoestima está trabajando a nuestro favor?

Ésta es una pregunta a la que sólo podrá responder cuando haya leído el presente libro, en el que su autor ha elaborado una síntesis perfecta de su pensamiento, incluyendo:

• Una minuciosa caracterización de la autoestima positiva.
• Los doce obstáculos que pueden impedir el desarrollo de la autoestima.
• Seis principios para el auto fortalecimiento.
• Consejos para la utilización adecuada de la autoestima en el mundo del trabajo.

Absolutamente convencido de que siempre es posible desarrollar una autoestima positiva, el doctor Nathaniel Branden nos enseña en este libro cómo fomentarla en nuestros hijos, respaldarla en nuestras escuelas, alentarla en las organizaciones y desarrollarla en uno mismo. Un claro mensaje de esperanza en el que el autor elabora una perfecta síntesis de su pensamiento.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Though most us come from dysfunctional families, this world-famous psychologist stresses that it is still possible to develop positive self-esteem.

Self-esteem plays a powerful role in the key choices and decisions that shape our lives. But how can we tell whether the power of self-esteem is working for us?

Read this concise book to discover:

• The more than 20 characteristics that indicate positive self-regard
• The 12 obstacles to the growth of self-esteem
• The 6 self-empowerment principles

How your positive self-esteem makes a powerful difference in our changing world

If you wish to know what self-esteem depends on, how to nurture it in our children, support it in our schools, encourage it in organizations, strengthen it in psychotherapy or develop it in yourself, you need this book. Its clear message of hope is sure to be appreciated by everyone working on themselves or helping others.

In a time when women are faced with many outside demands--career, family, community--this book will give them the tools and inspiration needed to remain grounded. A must read!
--Barbara McFarland, psychologist and author of My Mother Was Right

Based on the intimate stories of women who have struggled with issues of self-esteem, this invaluable book offers step-by-step guidance for women who want to transform themselves and create lives that are powerful, energized, and motivated.

A Woman's Self-Esteem is also a guide for helping women learn the impact they can make on their own lives and how their positive actions will result in a stronger sense of competence and self-worth. A pioneer in the field of self-esteem, psychotherapist Nathaniel Branden explains that the foundation of a healthy self-esteem rests on six key practices or virtues--living consciously, self-acceptance, self-responsibility, self-assertiveness, purposeful living, and personal integrity--and reveals how women can cultivate these essential virtues to reach their full potential. The author's inspiring, real-life vignettes show how women have come to terms with these complex issues by breaking away from self-sabotaging patterns and taking the necessary steps to create more satisfying lives.

In A Woman's Self-Esteem, Branden debunks common myths and reminds us that self-esteem is not a gift given to us by others. Branden offers a revealing examination of the special issues that women grapple with including romantic love, jealousy, fear of selfishness, expressing anger, defensiveness, and success anxiety. Filled with creative exercises, A Woman's Self Esteem was developed to enhance personal development and fortify self-esteem.

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Relentlessly revealing. . . the myth of Ayn Rand gives way to a full-sized portrait in contrasting colors, appealing and appalling, potent and paradoxical. . . . it takes a special kind of nerve to write such a book.
--Norman Cousins, author of Head First and The Healing Heart

Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged is one of the most influential books of the twentieth century-its popular impact ranked second only to the Bible in a major poll. Millions know Rand as one of this century's great thinkers, writers, and philosophers, yet much about the private Ayn Rand remains shrouded in mystery.

Who was Ayn Rand?

My Years with Ayn Rand charts the course of the clandestine, tempestuous relationship between the enigmatic author of Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead and Nathaniel Branden-her young disciple and future pioneer of the self-esteem movement. In this book, discover the real Ayn Rand through the eyes of the man who became her soul mate and shared her passions and philosophical ideals.

Their tragic and tumultuous love story began with a letter written by Branden as an admiring teenage fan and Anded, more than twenty years later, with accusations of betrayal and bitter recriminations. My Years with Ayn Rand paints an unforgettable portrait of Ayn Rand-whose ideas, even today, can generate a maelstrom of controversy.

Self-concept is destiny

What is the most important judgement you will ever make? The judgement you pass on yourself. Self-esteem is the key to success or failure.

Tell me how a person judges his or her self-esteem, says pioneering psychologist Nathaniel Branden, and I will tell you how that person operates at work, in love, in sex, in parenting, in every important aspect of existence--and how high he or she is likely to rise. The reputation you have with yourself--your self-esteem--is the single most important factor for a fulfilling life.

- How to grow in self-confidence and self-respect.
- How to nurture self-esteem in children.
- How to break free of guilt and fear of others' disapproval.
- How to honor the self--the ethics of rational self-interest.

El clásico moderno sobre cómo construir la autoestima para mejorar tu mentalidad, lograr más y fortalecer tus relaciones con tu pareja, hijos, compañeros de trabajo y más.

Brillante y concreto, los pilares del Dr. Nathaniel Branden nos brindan un conjunto de cimientos para toda la vida sobre los cuales construir nuestras familias, nuestras escuelas y nuestros negocios. --Dennis Waitley, autor de The Psychology of Winning

Este libro demuestra que casi todos los problemas psicológicos, desde la ansiedad hasta la depresión, pueden atribuirse a una baja autoestima. Nathaniel Branden, uno de los precursores del estudio de la autoestima, nos muestra las razones por las que una alta autoestima es esencial para mantener buena salud psicológica y lograr que nuestras relaciones sean satisfactorias.

Los seis pilares de la autoestima, nos señala la importancia de la autoestima en el puesto de trabajo, la paternidad, la educación, la psicoterapia y la sociedad en general.

La conclusión es que, en el mundo caótico y competitivo en que vivimos, tanto la felicidad personal se basa en nuestra forma de comprender y fomentar la autoestima.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

The modern classic on building self-esteem to improve your mindset, achieve more, and boost your relationships with your partner, kids, co-workers, and more.

Brilliant, laser-focused, and critically relevant, Dr. Nathaniel Branden's 'pillars' give us a lifelong set of foundations upon which to build our families, our schools and our businesses.--Dennis Waitley, Ph.D., author of The Psychology of Winning.

The Six Pillars Of Self-Esteem is essential reading for anyone with a personal or professional interest in self-esteem. The book demonstrates compellingly why self-esteem is basic to psychological health, achievement, personal happiness, and positive relationships.

Branden introduces the six pillars-six action-based practices for daily living that provide the foundation for self-esteem-and explores the central importance of self-esteem in five areas: the workplace, parenting, education, psychotherapy, and the culture at large.

The work provides concrete guidelines for teachers, parents, managers, and therapists who are responsible for developing the self-esteem of others. And it shows why-in today's chaotic and competitive world-self-esteem is fundamental to our personal and professional power.