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The criteria of self-esteem

Self esteem is a basic psychological need.

– It is an intimate experience; it resides in the core of one’s being. It is what I think and feel about myself. It is not what someone else thinks or feels about me. I can be loved by family and friends but not love myself. I can be admired by my associates and yet regard myself as worthless. ( Nathaniel Branden, Ph.D.) –

The practice of living consciously:

  • respect for the facts of reality without evasion or denial
  • to be present to what we are doing while we are doing it
  • seek to understand whatever bears on our interests, values and goals
  • be aware both of the world external to self and also the world within

The practice of self-acceptance:

  • to be self-accepting means to own and experience, without denying or disowning, the reality of our thoughts, emotions, and actions
  • to be respectful and compassionate towards ourselves, even when we do not admire or enjoy some of our feelings or decisions
  • to refuse to be in an adversarial or rejecting relationship to ourselves

The practice of self-responsibility:

  • to be self-responsible is to recognize that we are the author of our choices and actions
  • that we must be the ultimate source of our own fulfillment
  • that no one exists to serve us
  • that no one is coming to make our life right for us, or make us happy , or to give us self-esteem

The practice of self-assertion:

  • to be self-assertive is to honor our wants and needs and look for their appropriate forms of expression in reality
  • to treat ourselves with decent respect in our encounters with others
  • to be willing to be who we are and allow others to see it
  • to stand up for our convictions, values, and feelings

The practice of living purposefully:

  • to live purposefully is to take responsibility for identifying or goals
  • to perform the actions that will allow us to achieve them
  • to keep ourselves on track and moving toward their fulfillment

The practice of living with integrity:

  • to live with integrity is to have principles of behavior to which we remain loyal in action
  • to have congruence between what we know, what we profess, and what we do
  • to keep our promises and honor our commitments -to walk our talk!

Of all the judgement we pass in our life, none is more important than the judgement we pass on ourselves. Nathaniel Branden, Ph.D.

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