Positive psychology

While religion appears to represent the faithful nature of the characters in Patrick Suskind’s novel, Perfume, the love the characters hold for their religion instead hides their selfish natures. With the knowledge that God offers forgiveness, the characters feel the ability to succumb to their own pleasures and God-like dreams. Throughout the novel Perfume, the main character, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, aspires to gain enough power to become greater than God. With the hope of gaining enough…

If Only He Knew "For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul." (KJV Bible, Mark 8:36) In “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller, Willy spends his entire life looking for the approval of men and chasing after a dream of success that he allows his brother Ben to define for him. He never realizes that he has everything he needs right at home. Willy has the love and approval from his wife and kids. All that is missing is his awareness of it and to embrace it. The…

The 2016 election has been quite a controversial and emotional election, leading to various debates and major shifts in people’s opinions. As a result, the professors at the University of Texas at Austin decided to provide critical insight to freshman students on how to become an active citizen in participating in this year’s presidential election. Mark Updegrove, Bethany Albertson, and Michael Stoff took the stage at Bass Concert Hall to provide freshman knowledge on voting, anxiety in politics…

11 Key Qualities of Leadership By Nadine Love Aug 25, 2011 Are you facing any uncertainty? The space of a lack of clarity can be hard to manage: Once the decision has landed, it 's easy! 1: Identify the Endgame, 2: Map out the Milestones and 3: Chart the course of action. 4: Get on with Getting on. Mix in a measure of flexibility, consistency and persistence and results are inevitable. Well, that 's my experience, anyway. The sticky bit is wandering the maze of indecision, weighing up…

Integrity in a person is an important quality to have whether one is religious or not. Integrity is achieved by the values and morals that one decides to live by will determine if they are a good person. When I think of integrity, I think of one that maintains honesty at all times and is true themselves. Integrity can be integrated in everyone, every profession, and every situation. In order to become a leader, I believe that individual needs this essential quality. As I was reading this article…

The Concept of Happiness Happiness is finding satisfaction in everyday life. There are many factors that, added together, equal happiness. That particular equation is unique to each individual. Many times happiness is sought in material things. Happiness can not be bought, it is free. It can not be touched, but can be felt and it can not be borrowed, it should be owned. Even though there is not a single definition, or formula, for happiness, there are several common factors that most…

Introduction The term leadership is usually a word that ignites excitement in people. Leaders are often thought of as strong individuals capable of inspiring big change and what many aspire to be. They can also cause a wide range of other emotions, one of those being fear. There are many leadership styles covering those that inspire to those that intimidate. Two main approaches to leadership are transactional, popular in the 1950s through the 1970s, and transformational, more recently noted (Ott…

and beliefs into operation. It is because of leadership that my dreams and aspirations have become closer to becoming a reality. Without leadership, I would not be the person I am today and that is why it is important to me. For example, without positive leadership from my high school FFA advisor, I would have faced great difficulty in learning how to collaborate with people that have different personalities and come from various backgrounds. I would have never learned at an early age how to…

a blog, enjoy what it feels like to fail, ask for help, work in a smart manner, and enjoy the present instead of worrying about the future. Throughout the opening pages of the chapter, Rubin explains how multiple studies have shown that having a positive attitude at work and appearing to be happy will increase performance and tend to be much more cooperative with other workers. This allows the individual to work in a group willingly and provide…

Law Of Attraction: Unlocking Your Happy Life By Wenny Yap | Submitted On March 01, 2012 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Google+ Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on StumbleUpon Share this article on Delicious Share this article on Digg Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Pinterest Expert Author Wenny Yap Whether you want to live a long life or if you only…