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How to Raise Your Self-Esteem

The Proven, Action-Oriented Approach to Greater Self-Respect and Self-Confidence
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A step-by-step guide to strengthening your sense of self-worth, from the renowned author of The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem. Of all the judgements you make in life, none is as important as the one you make about yourself. The difference between low self-esteem and high self-esteem... Read More
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A step-by-step guide to strengthening your sense of self-worth, from the renowned author of The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem.

Of all the judgements you make in life, none is as important as the one you make about yourself. The difference between low self-esteem and high self-esteem is the difference between passivity and action, between failure and success. In How to Raise Your Self-Esteem, Nathaniel Branden, one of America's foremost psychologists and a pioneer in self-esteem development, offers simple, straightforward, and effective techniques that will dramatically improve the way you think and feel about yourself.

You'll learn how to:

  • Break free of negative self-concepts and self-defeating behaviour.
  • Dissolve internal barriers to success in work and love.
  • Overcome anxiety, depression, guilt, and anger.
  • Conquer the fear of intimacy and success.
  • Findβ€”and keepβ€”the courage to love yourself.

Courage, confidence, success: They begin with self-esteem, and self-esteem begins with you. How to Raise Your Self-Esteem shows how you can build a better lifeβ€”starting today.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9798217300884

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 December 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Bantam

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 176

About the Author

Nathaniel Branden's pioneering work in the field of self-esteemover seven decades contributed to the evolution of the concept from obscurity to greater levels of clarity and acceptance.He wrote nearly 20 books on self-esteem, including such influential works as The Psychology of Self-Esteem, How to Raise Your Self-Esteem, The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem, and The Art of Living Consciously. In addition to his extensive work as a writer, Branden worked as a lecturer, therapist, and corporate consultant specializing in assisting modern businesses employ the principles of self-esteem to achieve greater levels of success. He also the founded The Branden Institute for Self-Esteem, a counseling center in Los Angeles, California. He died in 2014.

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