Self Concept is Destiny SELF-CONCEPT IS DESTINY I I met her when she came to a workshop I was conducting on “Self-esteem and the Art of Being.” She was thirty-two years old, pretty, and worked as a receptionist in a law firm. Early in life she had decided that she...
It’s Your Life, So Make the Most of It Originally published in Bottom Line Personal 9/1/00. Reprinted by permission. One of the most important ingredients in your personal development is taking real responsibility for your actions. This requires that you consciously...
Reflections on Happiness The following thoughts, originally posted to an electronic mailing list, are now part of the introduction to Dr. Branden’s recent book, Taking Responsibility: Self-Reliance and the Accountable Life. THE BASIC DISPOSITION TOWARD HAPPINESS...
All About Responsibility SELF-ESTEEM AND RESPONSIBILITY To achieve a healthy level of self-esteem, you must be able to accept who you are and be confident about your decisions and behavior. But there is another important ingredient in the development of self-esteem...
Self-Esteem as a Spiritual Discipline Hello, everyone! Think about this and tell me what you think. SELF-ESTEEM AS A SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE Four decades ago, when I began lecturing on self-esteem, the challenge was to persuade people that the subject was worthy of...