“Self-discipline is the ability to organize your behavior over time in the service of specific goals.” — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
Most of the time, I regard the judgment of people as a waste of time. I regard the judgment of behavior as… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
When I was a child, I felt at times that I had been born into an insane asylum, that much of human… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
If you have high self-esteem, you might still know times of emotional suffering, but less often and with faster recovery-your resilience is… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
When your principles seem to be demanding suicide, clearly it's time to check your premises — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
It is a mistake to look at someone who is self assertive and say, "It's easy for her, she has good self-esteem."… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
I cannot remember a time when the question of why people behave as they do was not intensely interesting to me. The… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
Some people have a view of self and of the universe that obliges them to struggle for happiness, to yearn for happiness-"some… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
You are not likely to bring out the best in people or nurture their creativity if every time you hear about their… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
I believe that earning your living doing something you enjoy is one of the very best ways to nourish yourself. But even… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
It is generally recognized that creativity requires leisure, an absence of rush, time for the mind and imagination to float and wander… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
To accept struggle as part of life, to accept all of it, even the darkest moments of anguish; to be motivated by… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
To preserve an unclouded capacity for the enjoyment of life is an unusual moral and psychological achievement. Contrary to popular belief, it is not… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share
A commitment to lifelong learning is a natural expression of the practice of living consciously. — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share
What a great teacher, a great parent, a great psychotherapist and a great coach have in common is a deep belief in the potential… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share
If we are happy within ourselves, we don't accept or demand that our partner should fulfill every need. We need to be comfortable with… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share
Productive achievement is a consequence and an expression of health, self-esteem, not its cause — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share
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… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share
In the nature of our existence, we must act to achieve values. And in order to act appropriately, we need to value the beneficiary… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share
I cannot remember a time when the question of why people behave as they do was not intensely interesting to me. The desire to… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share
Suppose you feel you cannot accept some fact about yourself. Then own your refusal to accept. Own the block. Embrace it fully. And watch… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share
“Out of fear, out of the desire for approval, out of misguided notions of duty, people surrender themselves--their convictions and their aspirations--every day. There… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share
If you overcome your fear to ask someone for a date, a raise, or help with a project, that is an act of self-assertiveness.… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share
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 Copy Share
When we bury our feelings, we also bury ourselves. It means we exist in a state of alienation. We rarely know it, but we… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share
