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A CONVERSATION WITH DR. NATHANIEL BRANDEN AND DR. JOEL WADE |
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Written by Dr. Joel Wade
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Thursday, 24 May 2012 |
At the San Diego Rendezvous, almost exactly two years ago, I
had the privilege of interviewing my friend, colleague and mentor, Nathaniel
Branden, author of The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem, and one of the great figures
in the modern fight for individual liberty.
Nathaniel has had a huge impact on my life, inspiring me at
20 years of age to change my major and study psychology; and to begin a
lifetime of championing political and economic liberty. It was wonderful to
have a chance to talk with him about a wide range of subjects, from living with
integrity, to the danger of perfectionism, to his own personal experiences with
Ayn Rand.
I have three short clips of this interview at my website here,
but you can have the entire interview for yourself on DVD by clicking here: .
At this point I am only making this offer available for TTP subscribers.
Nathaniel was Ayn Rand's protégé, the founder (along with
Barbara Branden and with Rand's blessing) of Nathaniel Branden Institute, which
took the ideas within her novels and translated them into what has become the
philosophy of Objectivism. This was the beginning of a liberty movement that
has had a tremendous impact on American culture and politics.
After a split with Rand in the 60's, he went on as a
psychotherapist and author to pioneer the exploration of self- esteem.
His is not the pretend self-esteem - where kids aren't
allowed to keep score at soccer games, and teachers give everybody an award just
for showing up - his work is about earned
self-esteem. For Branden, self-esteem is the
reputation that you build with yourself. It has everything to do with
integrity and taking responsibility.
Now you can have your own copy of this fun and engaging conversation.
This special unedited version includes Jack Wheeler's introduction, telling the
story of his initial meeting with Nathaniel - the beginning of a 45 year
friendship.
Order your copy for only $11.95 today by clicking here!
All my best,
Joel
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