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We have no need more powerful than the need for self-esteem — the
inner certainty that we are competent to meet the challenges of life —
yet countless forces within our culture obstruct the fulfillment of
this need. Honoring the Self builds on the recognition that
self-esteem and personal autonomy are indispensable conditions for
human well-being. It empowers the individual to achieve these crucial
goals.
Taking us far beyond his earlier explorations into the
psychology of self-esteem, Nathaniel Branden shows us how the level of
our self-regard affects our work, our creativity, our love life, our
sexual psychology, all the struggles and goals of our existence. He
makes us aware of the kinds of actions we take in our daily life that
raise self-esteem or lower it.
Integrating theory and practice, Honoring the Self
clarifies our understanding of the process by which we become unique
individuals. The book demonstrates that not selfishness but absence of
self is the root of most of our suffering.
Branden invites us to rethink some of our most prevalent
beliefs about ego, selfishness, goodness, and human survival. He sees
the quest for selfhood — individuation — in heroic terms and awakes us
to the heroic potentialities of our nature. Writing with compassion and
respect for human dignity, Branden illuminates the psychological
meaning of our daily struggle to create a fulfilling existence and
provide many practical insights and exercises to facilitate our growth
and energize our aspirations.
Honoring the Self is a passionate invitation to
participate actively in our own evolution. To everyone struggling for
self-esteem, to everyone longing for the experience of autonomy and
personal integrity, it is for you that this book is written.
Originally published in 1984.
* A limited number of autographed copies are available from the Branden Institute in hardcover (32.95) only.
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