“And if your attitude is that only smarter people have something to teach you, your learning opportunities will be very limited. ... When we see people acting in an abusive, arrogant, or demeaning manner toward others, their behavior almost always is a symptom of their lack of self-esteem. They need to put someone else down to feel good about themselves.” PeopleIfsNeedsFeelsSelfOpportunityActingAttitudeTeachSelf EsteemBehaviorFeel GoodEsteemArrogantSmarterSymptomsAbusiveDemeaning Book:The Clayton M. Christensen Reader Source: The Clayton M. Christensen Reader
“Strauss admits to being obsessed by his mother's rejection, and with the resultant rents in self-esteem. The Game echoes with disturbingly abusive comments leveled at his adolescent self, a self he feels was unacceptable. With bravado, he expresses regret that he didn't rack up more sexual conquests in his teens; in person, he expresses a truer regret that he was intimidated by life itself.” FeelsPersonsSelfMotherGamesSelf EsteemRegretEsteemObsessedRejectionCommentTeensEchoesConquestIntimidatedAbusiveRacksBravado Author:Antonella Gambotto-Burke
“I got married at 22 and remained in an abusive marriage for 10 years. I made up my mind that that was never going to happen to me again. I made a brave step to walk out in a society when you didn't walk out of an abusive marriage. It was mental and physical abuse.” YearsMindMadeHappensWalksStepsMarriedAbuseBraveAbusivePhysical Abuse Author:Joyce Banda
“The thing I love about off-road racing is the pride in how abusive it is.” PrideRacingAbusiveThings I Love Author:Jimmie Johnson