★How To Raise Your Self-Esteem

Nathaniel Branden lists these six pillars of self-esteem.

1. The Practice of Living Consciously
2. The Practice of Self-Acceptance
3. The Practice of Self-Responsibility
4. The Practice of Self-Assertiveness
5. The Practice of Living Purposefully
6. The Practice of Personal Integrity

I will be adding links to articles that we may find helpful in building our self esteem. Right now I am just doing searches and collecting articles. I have not read these yet.

First: The Practice of Living Consciously

Wake Up: A Guide to Living Your Life Consciously
The Courage to Live Consciously
10 Reasons Why You Should Live Consciously
How to Live Conscious: Conscious Living vs. Drifting
Living Life Consciously
How to Live Consciously

Second: The Practice of Self-Acceptance

The Practice of Self-Acceptance
Self Acceptance – Being Your Own Best Friend
How Self-Acceptance Can Crack Open Your Life
The Practice of Self-acceptance
Mindfulness and Self-Acceptance
Steps to Self Acceptance
SELF-ACCEPTANCE EXERCISE

Third: The Practice of Self-Responsibility

Self Esteem Activities: Self Responsibility
WHO’S IN CHARGE HERE?
The Power of Vulnerability (Video)
Self Responsibility

Fourth: The Practice of Self-Assertiveness

A host of articles I found at WikiHow
Improving Assertive Behavior
The Five Styles of Avoidance of Self-Assertion
Setting boundaries Appropriately: Assertiveness
Welcome to Self Assertiveness
Benevolence and Self-Assertiveness
Assertiveness
Assertiveness, Communication skills, Self-esteem
Self Esteem Activities: Self Assertiveness

Fifth: The Practice of Living Purposefully

Purposeful Action
Living purposefully in a connected world
Ben Dunlap talks about a passionate life (video)
Self Esteem Activities: Living Purposefully
A Year of Living Purposefully (PDF DOCUMENT)

Sixth: The Practice of Personal Integrity

Personal Integrity: A Self-Diagnostic
What Self-Esteem Is and Is Not (PDF DOC)
The Practice of Integrity

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Posted on 19/04/2011. Last edited on 10/02/2016.

In response to themadcookieman’s post:
I have a lot to read here MCM(:

So far really enjoyed “A Year of Living Life Purposefully” -Thanks for this great thread(:

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  edit fin 2016-a few links are broken….though this is from 2011(: Excellent thread SRWE/MCM(: