
The Virtue of Inner Strength
Developing Extraordinary Resilience through the Power of Self-Esteem
Nathaniel Branden(Author)
G&D Media (Publisher)
Published on 12. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
162 pages
978-1-7225-0744-2 (ISBN)
Description
In this compelling new work by renowned self-esteem pioneer Nathaniel Branden, you will learn how true self-esteem is not only a path to personal wellbeing but also a crucial component for navigating life's complexities. Here, Branden blends his hallmark psychological clarity with a fresh spiritual lens and demonstrates why:
Branden elevates self-esteem from a psychological need to a spiritual practice--a disciplined way of orienting your awareness, truthfulness, and personal integrity. In a culture that often confuses self-esteem with vanity or entitlement, his work stands firm: true self-esteem is earned, grounded, and crucial for navigating life's complexities. The Virtue of Inner Strength is your comprehensive guide to building an unshakable foundation of inner power--both practical and profound--rooted in psychological insight and spiritual depth.
- Defending your right to self-esteem is essential for genuine happiness.
- Self-esteem is the reputation you get with yourself, developed through competent, confident, courageous action--while misguided actions chip away at your inner strength.
- It is essential to build deep psychological resilience by living consciously, accepting responsibility, showing integrity, purposefulness, assertiveness, and self-acceptance.
- You must believe that you deserve success, love, and fulfillment as you confront self-doubt, face fears, and channel discomfort as fuel for personal growth.
- Deepen your connection to reality and develop a consciousness rooted in truth, purpose, and integrity.
- Cultivate lifelong practices of living consciously, self-responsibly, with integrity to protect your inner strength even when challenged.
- Integrate psychological insight with spiritual discipline to emerge as a whole, self-empowered person.
Branden elevates self-esteem from a psychological need to a spiritual practice--a disciplined way of orienting your awareness, truthfulness, and personal integrity. In a culture that often confuses self-esteem with vanity or entitlement, his work stands firm: true self-esteem is earned, grounded, and crucial for navigating life's complexities. The Virtue of Inner Strength is your comprehensive guide to building an unshakable foundation of inner power--both practical and profound--rooted in psychological insight and spiritual depth.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
227 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-7225-0744-2 (9781722507442)
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Nathaniel Branden
The Virtue of Inner Strength
Developing Extraordinary Resilience through the Power of Self-Esteem
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05/2026
G&D Media
€14.49
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Nathaniel Branden, Ph.D. was a lecturer, a practicing psychotherapist, and the author of twenty books on the psychology of self-esteem, romantic love, and the life and thought of Objectivist philosopher Ayn Rand. His work has been translated into eighteen languages and has sold more than 4 million copies, and includes such titles as Taking Responsibility, The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem, and My Years with Ayn Rand. Branden's name has become synonymous with the psychology of self-esteem, a field he pioneered more than thirty years ago.