Positive youth development

Riches Come, Not by Chance or by Luck What do you want to be? “Successful”. What do you mean by ‘Successful’? “I think everybody defines success differently.” Do you think Success is a Real or Abstract concept? “Definitely abstract. It could even be all in the mind.” So, do you think it’s enough to work hard to achieve ‘Success’? “Sometimes, hard work isn’t enough. There’s definitely a factor of luck involved.” What do you mean by ‘luck’? “You know, luck. It’s kind of a bonus in your destiny.…

Havighurst (1961) defined it as "adding life to the years" and "getting satisfaction from life". Ryff (1982) viewed successful and graceful ageing as positive or ideal functioning related to developmental work over the life course. Fisher (1992) has drawn attention to the strategies for coping. Gibson (1995) stated that successful ageing "refers to reaching one's potential and arriving at a level of physical, social, and psychological well-being in old age that is pleasing to both self and…

destructive comfort eating behavior. While I did not accomplish this goal this semester, I will continue to work towards it during the summer. I hope that throughout the semester I have built up my mental hardiness enough that I can create eating positive eating habits during the summer given that I will have more will power to exercise when trying to avoid emotional…

1. As a leader, which values are most important to you? Why? While all values in leadership are significant, humility and respect are the most important to me. At times humility can be confused with low self-esteem or underestimating of one’s talents. I believe humility is being aware of your own strengths and weaknesses. I believe humility is being able to consider others points of view and opinions. Humility is being able to admit mistakes thus being able to recover from them. In respect to…

“raters” behind two-way mirrors gave them either written positive or negative feedback. The participants were then asked a few questions concerning the positive and negative feedback they received and asked which rater they preferred. Results showed that individuals with high self-concept perceived the positive rater as being more preferable, whereas those with a negative self-concept preferred the negative rater. Also, after the positive and negative feedback were read and analyzed by the…

A Message to Garcia The Army Doctrine Publication 6-0 explains in detail the concept of mission command. Understanding the philosophy of mission command will facilitate the success and development of my military career as an officer. The philosophy of mission command is the exercise of authority and direction by commanders using mission orders to enable disciplined initiative within the commander’s intent to empower agile and adaptive leaders in the conduct of unified land operations (ADP…

An effective leader is a person with a passion for a cause that is larger than they are. Someone with a dream and a vision that will better society, or at least, some portion of it. Psalm 23 by King David, Utopia by Thomas More, and the Speech before the Spanish Armada Invasion” by Queen Elizabeth I all have leadership characteristics that they have shown and shared. According to Psalm 23, Utopia, and the “Speech before the Spanish Armada Invasion” an effective leader should lead their people in…

stage of development, and continues on to the height of the peak. However, the lines slope down to a transitional change. 3. Is there more volatility (ups and downs) during…

Born To Be Good is a non-fiction novel by Dacher Keltner. Keltner is a psychology professor and a director of a science center that studies emotions. He has dedicated his time and research to the study of positive emotions thus, giving him the credibility and authority to write this book. Throughout the entire novel he uses accurate representations of rhetorical devices to make the argument seem more plausible to his audience. The novel gives an in-depth analysis about emotions and their origins…

It takes a lot of skill to be a leader. Whether you’re leading a class or leading a country, a leader must have what it takes to make it through any situation. Almost every group needs a leader. However, not just anyone can be a leader. To be a leader you must be experienced, determined, and responsible. Being an experienced leader takes time. Many political officials had years worth of past experience before running for an office. Leaders won’t know how to lead as well if they’ve never been in…