Self-esteem Is A Powerful Force Within Each

... There Is An Irrational, Cultish Tendency In Many Intellectual Movements, And Objectivism, Alas, Is No Exception. Ayn Rand's Personal Obsession With Loyalty Did Little To Discourage This Trend.... Rand Had Often Protested, 'protect Me From My Followers!'

It Would Be Hard To Name A More Certain Sign Of Poor Self-esteem Than The Need To Perceive Some Other Group As Inferior.

A Goal Without An Action Plan Is A Daydream.

Where We See Self Esteem, We See Self Acceptance. High Self Esteem Individual Tend To Avoid Falling Into An Adversarial Relationship With Themselves.

The Greatest Barrier To Achievement And Success Is Not Lack Of Talent Or Ability But Rather The Feeling That Achievement And Success, Above A Certain Level, Are Outside Our Self-concept-our Image Of Who We Are And What Is Appropriate To Us.