A Woman's Self Esteem
Nathaniel Branden's A Women's Self-Esteem gives an inside view to helping women improve their self-esteem and begin to live a healthier, happier life. Self-esteem is the ability to experience ourselves as being competent to cope with the basic challenges of life and to be capable of seeking happiness. It consists of two components: self-efficacy, or the ability to chose, learn, think and make appropriate decisions, and self-respect, the right to be blissful, the belief that achieving, making friends, succeeding, loving and fulfillment are deserving for us. Self-esteem is essential to all humans to have healthy development. If one lacks a positive self-esteem, psychological growth would be staggered. Branden describes a woman's self-esteem as a building of six pillars; without any one pillar the whole building would collapse. The pillars include each of the following: living consciously, self-acceptance, self-responsibility, self-assurance, living purposefully, and living with integrity. Each matter is discussed in detail, and personal stories are narrated to give evidence of unique case studies in which these topics are found. In the conclusion of each explanation of the topic, Branden includes a sentence completion exe
I found the many case studies in this book are helpful to making this work a powerful tool to anyone who may be fortunate enough to be enlightened by its message. This book kindled my ideas and was valuable by permitting me to participate in its "experiments." However, one must remember any tool can become a weapon at any time if it is handled incorrectly. One must take the knowledge obtained in Branden's work and analyze it extremely carefully. Be careful when applying these concepts and ideas to one's own self-esteem and especially when applying this knowledge to others. Rather honestly, I found Branden's contemplation of a woman's self-esteem to be somewhat bothersome at first. I found it difficult to read a work intended for a female audience yet written by a male. Although this opinion may be slightly sexist, I felt only a woman knows a woman's feelings and therefore would be more qualified to express her opinion on such a matter. I quickly overcame this bias the further I read Branden's work. Although he is male, he is very knowledgeable and insightful; he knows an enormous amount on this topic, making him just as suitable to write such a book as any woman may be. I found Branden's A Woman's Self-Esteem to be particularly interesting and a very valuable work as I strive to become knowledgeable in the astounding world of Psychology. I have been able to effectively evaluate my own self-esteem and take the facts I gained through my reading and relate them to my own life. As an outcome of coming across this book, I have begun to look at my life, behavior, and thoughts of others and myself differently. I am working to be able to have the perfect self-esteem we all strive for, to cleanse my self-esteem, and make it the best and most valuable tool I can possibly possess. I believe with some work and time this can be possible. I am the only one that can change my self-esteem. If I have confidence it can be changed, then it will change. The process of changing your self-esteem isn't the difficult part. The hardest part is admitting it has to be chang
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