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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Bantam | | Page Count: | 368 Pages | | Publication Date: | May 01, 1995 | | Sales Rank: | 8,718th |
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Nathaniel Branden's book is the culmination of a lifetime of clinical practice and study, already hailed in its hardcover edition as a classic and the most significant work on the topic. Immense in scope and vision and filled with insight into human motivation and behavior, 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. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 51 reviews)
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Do yourself a favor, read this book! by Kyra Armstrong  5 Stars
August 06, 2009
I thank the author for this wonderful book. This book has changed the way I regard myself. The six practices are very essential.Read this book and you will learn what self esteem is and what it is not. You will also learn about the misconceptions of self esteem. So do yourself a favor, read this book and you will never look at yourself the same way again.
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one of the best books on this subject by Paul Gehrman (San Francisco, CA) 5 Stars
June 27, 2009
Branden is one of the pioneers in this field and this book contains the insights gained from a long career. The most important principles I took from this book are that thinking for oneself and living consciously are critical. In contract, the worst thing you can do is lie to yourself because reality isn't going to change based on wishful thinking or evasion.
Branden also points out that everyone has things they don't like about themselves, but he argues that you have to accept yourself. From that place, you can work on improvements.
Finally, Branden openly takes on the religious community inasmuch as they continue to peddle the doctrine of Original Sin (particularly on young people). I agree with Branden that this has to be the most anti-self esteem doctrine ever created and Branden is not afraid to say that. Paul Gehrman, Author, Kaleidoscope
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The six pillars of self esteem by L. Herrera 5 Stars
May 27, 2009
This book is practicle and easy to read. It is insightful and has great exercises.
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Very strong on individualism by JoAnne H. (Chicago, IL)  4 Stars
May 25, 2009
I am coming on here in order to practice "self-assertiveness" and state my conviction through a review. (I would also recommend checking out Peter Kindle's 4 star review. I agree with what he said.)
I find the sentence completion exercises helpful, and it is interesting to me to see what kinds of thoughts lurking below the surface come out through those. His writing on personal accountability is very, very good, and very challenging. This book is very useful.
I do wish Branden would've left out some of his personal preferences in here. Maybe he considered them relevant to the subject, but they made me begin to mistrust what he said, because they conflict with my own values. But then, if that is the "reality" he is operating out of, maybe I SHOULD know about it.
Branden mentions his relationship with Ayn Rand a few times throughout this book--and I appreciate when authors are willing to be honest about their past mistakes. It is human of him.
I am Catholic and pretty liberal, so some of his examples in the book irked me. I have the distinct impression that he is a big believer in the free market, which I am not. I think his perspective is that if everyone takes care of #1 and follows the guidelines he lays out, no one will have rights taken away, and society will be stronger for it. I agree with that to an extent, but I still think we have responsibility to each other, and to a much larger common good that encompasses more than people just pursuing their own interests (albeit with personal integrity). He would not agree with me, as he makes pretty clear in his book.
Religious folks might feel like some of his language is condescending. He has some statements that are pretty direct about how he considers religion harmful, but then he also makes a lot of indirect comments that religious followers would find problematic. For example, in chapter 12, where he says sacrificial relationships are bad. Sorry, Christians. Perhaps Jesus didn't have very high self esteem. I get Branden's point, I really do, in that he believes that a person's worth is NOT determined by how much they are willing to sacrifice for another person, that it is generally not healthy to have poor boundaries and an inability to say "no."
But as a Catholic, I can see the value of sacrifice for something bigger than myself. When I make a sacrifice, like giving to the poor, volunteering my time, making a Lenten resolution, I feel good about my integrity in that I am standing up for what I believe in, and that I am willing to suffer a little for it. And I appreciate it when I know others are making a sacrifice to help me. I am sure Muslims feel that way when they do the VERY difficult fast during Ramadan and give alms to the poor. These sacrifices make me feel like I am part of a community, and there is an intimacy that develops. I am not an isolated person doing my own thing around a bunch of other isolated people. I am in relationship with others.
Overall, I'd recommend that people read this book, particularly if they are sloppy in their own life in terms of their personal accountability and they need a challenge, but I would caution people toward becoming too individualistic. I just don't think rugged individualism is all that healthy or good for community.
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A blueprint for living by Margaret (Melbourne, Australia) 5 Stars
February 25, 2009
I found this book 3 years ago during a defining turning point in my life and it got me through the uncertainty of how to go about rebuilding my life. As I've read many terrible self-help books by so-called experts in the past, I am skeptical about such books and was generally put off by the term 'self-esteem', which I'd previously thought of as a subject for unfortunate people whose lives were a mess. I saw this book while sheltering in a bookshop from a rain storm and thought, 'Hmm, I wonder what this pseudo-expert is trying to sell me?' Once I got past its nondescript cover I found a well-reasoned, thoughtful book by a rational, intelligent, learned thinker who had formed his opinions on the basis of several decades of treating people in therapy and his intelligent observations about the way society is heading and what is needed to cope with it. It's not just written for people with low self-esteem but for anyone who wants to enhance an already functional, but often challenging and frustrating, life. You get a beautifully written yet simple blueprint for living, set in the context of a changing world which demands so much more of us as individuals than it ever did before. It persuades you how important self-esteem is, arguing that many successful people have low self-esteem and that no amount of admiration from others changes how they feel about themselves. It shows how a long-term condition like self-esteem can actually undermine all the success that we have built. In a way, it reminds us what is important in life and what is not. It acknowledges that the pain of self-doubt cannot be avoided completely, but informs us that people with good self-esteem suffer this feeling less deeply and recover more quickly than those with poor self-esteem. Highly recommended.
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