Path-goal theory

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell explores the stories of success as well as how and why one becomes successful. The book is separated into two parts, “Part 1: Opportunity” and “Part 2: Legacy” He begins to explain in the first part that one, must have the opportunity to become good at something, while Part 2, explains that one must be accompanied by a legacy to be rewarded for what they have succeeded in. Within the epilogue, Gladwell sets out his expectations for what he wants to achieve through…

The Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs is a theory in which people use to motivate themselves to moving a step up in their life. Using this can make a person achieve certain needs. Sometimes making a list of things you think you need to achieve these goals and sticking with it. The list will consist of five steps physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization needs. Each of these play a great part in what is most important when it comes to living a life in which…

Perseverance is the actions taken in order to overcome a struggle without giving up. In order to be able to persevere, one must face an obstacle or personal struggle. To show perseverance and push through the obstacle, you will need a purpose. Why is this struggle or obstacle in life so important to overcome? What is your purpose?. Once you have a purpose you will need to find the direction to go to start your process of persevering through a struggle. The struggle that you are trying…

I have plenty of goals I want to finish before I begin my journey in the world completing all my master’s degree, but before that I have a few short term goals and long term goals. My short term goals are to finish the rest of my classes by June with all A's and graduate. This is important to me because I want to finish out the rest of my high school life strong; then I will feel like I accomplished something and left my mark on my school. Then I want to finish the Chicago Police and Fire…

action to be taken about USAT and its transformation of traditional newspapers to a broader sense of online news channel. During these meetings, there were substantive conflicts between Curley and other senior staff where there was a disagreement of goals and the means for their accomplishments. As we know there were some inter group and inter organizational conflicts between them as the people were using…

I slowly lost it as I started to focus on my technique. Now that my technique is at a decent place I feel that is it would be a good idea to go back on focusing on my performance quality since I am about to go start auditioning for places. Another goal I am going to work on for the remaining of the semester is during grand allegro is finding the up. I feel that before the injury I was able to find the up when jumping, but I lost all my power to get me off the ground. I have noticed that I think…

I am confident that I am a more competitive applicant, because I aim to improve myself on a daily basis. I am self-aware and cognizant of the fact that there is always room for improvement. Thus, I engage in self-development activities on a daily basis, each of which contributes to my competitiveness as an applicant. Each day I make it a point to practice healthy living. I do this not just for my own well-being, but also because I believe it is important to practice the topics for which I am an…

Sports Agent When I go to college I want to become a sports agent. To become a sports agent is the career I want and need. To become a sports agent is what I want most in the world. To be able to help professional athletes with their life decisions. To be able to help them find their way to the top is a great feeling. I want to help them and their family’s with all the problems in their life. I want to make sure that my clients are good financially now and in the future so they don’t have to…

character. And if you want to own a magnetic personality, just follow these simple ways: 1. Set targets: The first thing you need to improve yourself is to set certain goals that you want to achieve in your life. 2. Strong will-power and self-discipline: You can achieve greater heights of success; if you manage to stick to your goal with strong will-power and at the same time maintain discipline in your routine. 3. Positive attitude: This leads to happiness and success at the same time since a…

cherish those fun memories of my friends. Another quote that was important to me is the quote “There was no harm in taking aim, even if the target was a dream”(Knowles 117). This quote is very relatable to me. Since I am a swimmer, I always set goals…