Unconditional positive regard

have been good examples of seeing the positive in all things. My older sister helps me to to become optimistic when I am upset. She talks to me and has enlightened me on…

From my IPW result showed that I belong to the category of Gold colour personality. Gold colour personality symbolise a person who has some characteristics such as traditional, responsible, systematic, good thinking, loyalty, conservative, and focus the attention. In overall, the person which categorize in Gold colour personality is a responsible person in his/her life. For me, I believe that I am a responsible person for myself, my family, my friend and my studies. This is because as an eldest…

often do a lot of things that can make us happy. However, what is happiness? I guess each of you may have different definitions of happiness. Some might say happiness is the state of being contented and satisfied whereas some defined happiness as positive emotions such as joy, pride, excitement and gratitude. In philosophy, a Greek concept known as eudaimonia, which commonly translated as happiness, refers to the great and prosperous life, rather than just an emotion.…

Happiness is easily achieved once you find the right balance between your physical, mental, spiritual and emotional selves. As Thomas Merton said: "Happiness is not a matter of intensity but balance and order and rhythm and harmony." Nevertheless, intensity should never be underestimated, as it may be of help from time to time. For some, achieving balance in their lives may seem a bit difficult, especially if they are very busy individuals with little or no time for themselves... or so they…

One might come across manager who never loses his temper, no matter how difficult the situation might be. At times, subordinates might find their managers quite approachable and making highly informed decisions. The quality which differentiates such leaders is Emotional Intelligence. The technical and IQ skills are important for any managerial position in an organization. They form threshold capabilities for any executive-level positions. However, if one will be successful or not in that…

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…