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 that is often overlooked —...

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 During the past three years, I...

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 become the cause of the results that you...

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 knew what she was – “a bad...

Preface to Self-Esteem at Work

It is fairly evident that a healthy level of self-esteem can positively impact all aspects of our lives, including our career. The more solid our self-esteem, the more likely we are to cope with challenges, overcome obstacles, and persevere no matter how many times we...