Unconditional positive regard

Most people know about the ancient Chinese belief of yin and yang. It represents the balance of good and evil in the world. However, yin and yang also represents a person - no one is completely good or evil. Squeaky, the dynamic protagonist of “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara, is a perfect example of this. She has many problems in her life: taking care of her mentally disabled brother, Raymond, and not living up to her mother’s expectation of being the typical girly girl. This makes her…

1. Leadership, to me, means giving people the desire, direction, and resources needed to reach an objective. Leaders should inspire others to want to work towards an end. Additionally, we should provide them with the path to reach the finish line. Finally, we must equip our people with the tools necessary to complete their mission. Throughout my career, I have experienced leaders of varying effectiveness. Everyone may be a leader, but some are more effective than others. Unfortunately, a…

described by using the different fairness suggested by Jonathan Haidt, whereby the thought can be explained by procedural fairness and negative liberty. In contrast, people believe in unconstrained assumption tend to support distributive fairness and positive liberty. However, the framework doesn’t illustrate the situation that I…

1. After reflecting on who or what event provided me with leadership influence I concluded there wasn’t one person or one event that has had the most effect on me to strive to become a better leader or person for that matter. Many of my past supervisors and present alike have been good and bad with more good than bad. I attempt to take pieces from each of their leadership qualities, use things I liked and stayed away from their “bad” leadership qualities I did not believe helped me grow as a…

Chapter 6: Peter Parker Positive Psychology is seeing the good instead of the bad. Peter Parker (Sperder-man) has three positive psychology strengths and they are character strengths, resilience, and hope. Parker has such high confidence because of his strength, so this helps his self esteem. Researchers Chris Peterson and Martin Seligman did a study called Value in Action and it assess your character strengths. The study concluded that people who focused on their strengths as opposed their…

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, reputations play a vital role to the story and development of characters as it determines their behavior. Preserving their reputations is the driving force of some of these characters, influencing their actions and the direction of the story. Three characters that go to great lengths to preserve their reputation are Samuel Parris, Abigail Williams, and John Proctor. These character’s reputations influence their behavior and almost dictate their actions in their…

The Odyssey Leadership Essay Many people like to think of themselves as passionate, courageous, and engaged individuals. However, in many cases that is thrown out the window when they are put under pressure. According to Katherine Bryant, “As a leader your every action has a consequence, make sure it is one you intend.” This is a statement all leaders should take into consideration. Was this taken into consideration by the main character in Homer’s Odyssey? A Greek warrior named Odysseus had…

was to examine the relationship between self-compassion and positive mental health in various facets of life, including the ability to recover from failure, psychological health and openness to new experiences. It is re-iterated in the article that self-compassion is not equivalent to self-esteem. Self-compassion refers to the ability of a person to be kind toward one’s self not for the purpose of pleasure, but instead for their positive emotional balance. It includes being kind to one’s self in…

A Million Pathways to Happiness Can you remember a time when you were happy? What caused it? How long did it last? Happiness can be achieved a million different ways whether it’s by other people or by a material object. Many ways of achieving happiness is shown in A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry but the morale of the characters in this play on achieving happiness raises the ultimate question of the play; did they actually receive happiness through their wants and needs or did they…

Proctors Perfect Personality What makes a character admirable? To answer this, we must first define admirability. To be admirable, you must possess traits and qualities that earn you respect and honor in the eyes of others.The Crucible has many admirable characters, but the most admirable would have to be John Proctor. John shows many flashes of honesty, bravery, and self respect. These traits are what make John Proctor the most admirable character. Throughout The Crucible, John shows many…