It is true that people are sometimes hit by adversities beyond their control. But those so affected are better helped when they are awakened to the resources they do possess than when they are told they don't have any. Nathaniel Branden More Quotes by Nathaniel Branden More Quotes From Nathaniel Branden The first love affair you must consummate is the love affair with yourself. Only then are you ready for a romantic relationship. Nathaniel Branden love-relationship love-yourself first-love A woman in love will do almost anything for a man, except give up the desire to improve him. Nathaniel Branden women giving-up desire The desire for self-esteem without integrity is like the desire for wealth without effort-a longing for the unearned. Nathaniel Branden effort self-esteem integrity Doing more of what doesn't work doesn't work. Nathaniel Branden It is a mistake to look at someone who is self assertive and say, "It's easy for her, she has good self-esteem." One of the ways you build self-esteem is by being self-assertive when it is not easy to do so. There are always times when self-assertiven ess requires courage, no matter how high your self-esteem. Nathaniel Branden self-esteem matter mistake To trust one's mind and to know that one is worthy of happiness is the essence of self-esteem. Nathaniel Branden confidence essence self-esteem Freedom is still the most radical idea of all. Nathaniel Branden radical libertarian ideas Fully to surrender to love can be terrifying. But it is the price life asks in exchange for the possibility of ecstasy. Nathaniel Branden possibility surrender love The lies most devastating to our self-esteem are not so much the lies we tell as the lies we live. Nathaniel Branden self-esteem self lying If we attach more importance to what other people believe than to what we know to be true - if we value belonging over being - we will not attain authenticity. Nathaniel Branden authenticity believe people Faith is the commitment of one's consciousness to beliefs for which one has no sensory evidence or rational proof. When man rejects reason as his standard of judgement, only one alternative standard remains to him: his feelings. A mystic is a man who treats his feelings as tools of cognition. Faith is the equation of feelings with knowledge Nathaniel Branden judgement feelings commitment It would be hard to name a more certain sign of poor self-esteem than the need to perceive some other group as inferior. Nathaniel Branden groups self-esteem names Respect starts with ourselves. Nathaniel Branden esteem self-esteem Sometimes the subconscious mind manifests a wisdom several steps or even years ahead of the conscious mind, and has its own way of leading us toward our destiny. Nathaniel Branden life-and-love destiny inspirational Innovators and creators are persons who can to a higher degree than average accept the condition of aloneness. They are more willing to follow their own vision, even when it takes them far from the mainland of the human community. Unexplored places do not frighten them- or not, at any rate, as much as they frighten those around them. This is one of the secrets of their power. That which we call genius has a great deal to do with courage and daring, a great deal to do with nerve. Nathaniel Branden vision community average If you bring five percent more awareness to your work tomorrow, or to your most important relationship, what might you do differently? Are you willing to find out? Nathaniel Branden important-relationships tomorrow might Whether your focus is on preserving and strengthening family ties in a world of increasingly unstable relationships, gaining access to a decent job, growing and evolving as a person, or guiding a company through the stormy seas of a fiercely competitive global marketplace-whether your goals are material, emotional, or spiritual-the price of success is the same: thinking, learning. To be asleep at the wheel-to rely only on the known, familiar, and automatized-is to invite disaster. Nathaniel Branden spiritual success jobs Whether in the workplace or in personal relationships, success belongs to those who are willing to take responsibility for attaining their desires-those who respond to life actively rather than passively. Nathaniel Branden responsibility desire success If you choose not to live self-responsibly, you count on others to make up your default. No one abjures self-responsibility on a desert island. Nathaniel Branden responsibility self islands The tragedy of too many people is that they cannot allow happiness just to be there; they cannot leave it alone. Their sense of who they are and of what their destiny is cannot accommodate happiness. So they are drive to find ways to sabotage it. Nathaniel Branden destiny happiness people
