Honoring the Self: Self-Esteem and Personal Tranformation by Nathaniel Branden is exactly what a person would assume it to be: learning how to honor one’s self. It goes into great detail about self esteem; Branden describes self esteem to be the most important concept for a fulfilling life. There are three parts to the book: The Dynamics of Self-Esteem, The Struggle for Individuation, and Egoism. The first part is broken up into seven sections, with Branden going into detail about how self esteem is necessary and how it comes into play with relationships with children, work, and love. In my opinion, the first part basically lays the foundation for the author’s point by telling the audience why it is important. The second part is broken down
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The first connection I found with our textbook, Interpersonal communication: Everyday encounters, and Branden’s Honoring the Self: Self-Esteem and Personal Tranformation is the Self-Esteem Needs section in Maslow’s hierarchy. (Wood, 1999, 12) It goes into detail about how the way people feel about themselves is shaped on how people communicate with them. I found this connection with Branden’s book because he explains how our different relationships are effected by our self-esteem. These points bounce off of each other. I found another connection with the third principle of interpersonal communication: Interpersonal Communication Involves Ethical Choices. (Wood, 1999, 26) This section in the book goes into detail about how people must think morally before saying something they should not say to someone else. Although it is a different topic, I found this to connect well with Branden’s point of view on selflessness. “In order for human beings to accept self-sacrifice as a moral ideal, they have to remain irgnorant of the concept of rational selfishness.” (Branden, 1983, 228) Branden was not opposed to the idea of following ethical choices, but instead, more focused on putting the self first. The third connection I found between the two books was in the sixth principle of interpersonal communication: Interpersonal Communications Develops and Sustains Relationships. (Wood, 1999, 29) “Communication is also the primary means by which people construct a future for themselves and a relationships.” Basically, the sixth principle says that you cannot have successful relationships without being a successful communicator. I think this concept connects well with Branden’s points in Self-Esteem and Child-Parent Relatioships. He states, “All of us, to a profoundly important extent, experience who we are in the context of our relationships.” (Branden, 1983,
The first connection I found with our textbook, Interpersonal communication: Everyday encounters, and Branden’s Honoring the Self: Self-Esteem and Personal Tranformation is the Self-Esteem Needs section in Maslow’s hierarchy. (Wood, 1999, 12) It goes into detail about how the way people feel about themselves is shaped on how people communicate with them. I found this connection with Branden’s book because he explains how our different relationships are effected by our self-esteem. These points bounce off of each other. I found another connection with the third principle of interpersonal communication: Interpersonal Communication Involves Ethical Choices. (Wood, 1999, 26) This section in the book goes into detail about how people must think morally before saying something they should not say to someone else. Although it is a different topic, I found this to connect well with Branden’s point of view on selflessness. “In order for human beings to accept self-sacrifice as a moral ideal, they have to remain irgnorant of the concept of rational selfishness.” (Branden, 1983, 228) Branden was not opposed to the idea of following ethical choices, but instead, more focused on putting the self first. The third connection I found between the two books was in the sixth principle of interpersonal communication: Interpersonal Communications Develops and Sustains Relationships. (Wood, 1999, 29) “Communication is also the primary means by which people construct a future for themselves and a relationships.” Basically, the sixth principle says that you cannot have successful relationships without being a successful communicator. I think this concept connects well with Branden’s points in Self-Esteem and Child-Parent Relatioships. He states, “All of us, to a profoundly important extent, experience who we are in the context of our relationships.” (Branden, 1983,