The Six Pillars of Self Esteem

If there's one thing that I wish I had developed early, it's high self-esteem.

What is self-esteem? Self-esteem is how much you think you deserve to live.

Why do you need self-esteem? The short answer is that self-esteem makes you happy.

The long answer is .....
the higher your self-esteem, 
the more you feel you deserve great things in life, 
the more drive you will have to live well, make good decisions and do well,
which means you will be happier,
and have even higher self-esteem. (Virtuous Cycle)

I wasn't on track to develop self-esteem naturally. I had to learn this stuff from first-principles, like how software can be built from source-code and dependencies.

Self-esteem can be built, and I'm grateful that someone figured it out for me.

1. Live Consciously
2. Accept all that you cannot change.
3. Be 100% Responsible for yourself. (Nothing said about other people)
4. Be assertive.
5. Live Purposefully.
6. Practice Personal integrity.

RIP Nathaniel Branden. 
The messenger often doesn't live up to the ideals, but that's the human condition.