#7 The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem (Nathaniel Branden, 1994) Part 1 of 2

Here, we start a two-part podcast on Luke's favourite book of recent years. We cover a multitude of areas in the realm of self-esteem: what self esteem is, how it looks, how it can be solidified through habits, and how it affects our interactions. This episode, we cover the first three pillars: the practice of living consciously; the practice of self acceptance; and the practice of self responsibility. Be sure to check out part 2 as well!   Hope you enjoy.  Will & Luke  00:15 Introductions  6:00 How the book is split up  7:00 What is Self Esteem? (Self-efficacy and self-respect)  11:10 Benefits of positive self esteem (allows us to go for big goals, better communicator in regards to needs, we can live better cause we respond better) and negative of low self-esteem  14:15 Self Esteem as a habit (small incremental improvements)  15:15 How someone may carry themselves with positive self esteem (ease, spontaneity, flexible, not a war with themselves, can handle change, free from anxiety, good eye contact, clear)   19:00 People with low self esteem's experience  21:15 Pseudo self esteem  30:15 Acting on drive and desire, our actualising tendency and expressing tendency.  35:45 Action based  37:45 Pillar 1: The practice of living consciously (responsible towards reality and not our feelings - emotional reasoning) (Not avoiding reality and continual evaluation of reactions and purpose)  56:00 Pillar 2: The practice of self acceptance (1. To be on my own side with and orientation of self value, 2. A willingness to experience thoughts feelings and actions, 3. Compassion to self (Experiencing self vs remembering self) (Accepting the disowned parts of self)  1:20:05 Pillar 3: The practice of self responsibility (Sense of control over our existence) (Accepting control of actions,  life and well-being)  1:39:15 Wrap-up of  these internal practices/orientations/dispositions    Purchase the book at: http://www.nathanielbranden.com/ This specific episode can also be seen on: https://youtu.be/S-rkzz_4BNI Check our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Y_SKLFpax13442jA3giaw/videos Listen to us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2R1BRcriKWcvOU1XMJQhyW Listen to us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/will-luke-discuss/id1572512365 Listen to us on Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81Zjk2YTNmYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Also available on: Anchor, Breaker, Pocket Casts, Radio Public.