The Power of Self-Esteem, Nathaniel Branden

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The Power
Other Books By Nathaniel Branden
The Psychology Of Self-Esteem
Breaking Free
The Disowned Self
The Psychology Of Romantic Love
What Love Asks Of Us
Honoring The Self
If You Could Hear What I Cannot Say
The Art Of Self-Discovery
How To Raise Your Self-Esteem
Judgment Day: My Years With Ayn
Rand
Of Self-Esteem
Nathaniel Branden, Ph.D.
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Health Communications, Inc.
Deerfield Beach, Florida
CONTENTS
Preface ....................................................................... vi
Introduction ................................................................ ix
1. What Is Self-Esteem? ............................................
1
2. Why Do We Need Self-Esteem? ........................... 21
3. Self-Esteem And Achievement ............................. 31
4. Reflections On The Sources Of Self-Esteem ....... 49
5. The Power Of Self-Esteem In The Workplace ..... 75
6. Recommendations For Further Study ................... 89
Bibliography ............................................................... 97
©1992 Nathaniel Branden
ISBN 1-55874-213-1
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Publisher: Health Communications, Inc.
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33442-8190
Cover design by Christine Clough
PREFACE
Self-Esteem
Self-esteem
is the experience that we are ap-
propriate to life and to the requirements of
life. More specifically, self-esteem is ...
A Definition
S
elf-esteem is a powerful force within each one of us.
1. Confidence in our ability to think and to
cope with the basic challenges of life.
It encompasses much more than that innate sense of
self-worth which presumably is our human birthright —
that spark that we who are psychotherapists or teachers
seek to fan in those we work with. That spark is only the
anteroom to self-esteem.
As you begin to read this book, I want you to know
precisely what I mean when I say "self-esteem." There are
many definitions which I consider misleading, less power-
ful or less useful than the one I propose. If self-esteem
loses its precise meaning and descends to the level of a
mere buzzword, it may not be taken seriously by those
we are attempting to reach — the very people who need
it the most.
2. Confidence in our right to be happy, the
feeling of being worthy, deserving, en-
titled to assert our needs and wants and
to enjoy the fruits of our efforts.
Later in this book I will refine and condense this defi-
nition, but essentially this is what I mean when I discuss
the concept of self-esteem.
Vll
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