Workaholic

a mental hospital for the criminally insane. Shutter Island’s main character is named Andrew Laeddis, and is played by Leonardo DiCaprio. Andrew Laeddis was a federal marshal before he was admitted to Ashecliffe. He was revealed to have become a workaholic and an alcoholic due to a severe trauma. I believe that he was committing most of his time to his work and alcohol, and very little time with his wife and children in order to avoid thinking about his actions during the Dachau liberation.…

In Netflix’s romance/drama series Greys Anatomy (2005) Ellen Pompeo plays the role of Meredith Grey. Meredith Grey is a young new medical school graduate on her way to being a surgeon. Throughout the 305 episodes thus far, Meredith has made many dramatic changes. Meredith undergoes many mental changes but also some physical. Meredith’s mental demeanor changes when she becomes an actual surgeon. After starting her internship Meredith becomes determined, tenacious, and focused. She also makes a…

The book “Please Understand Me II” has the Keirsey Temperament Sorter II questionnaire that examines the personality types of certain people. The questionnaire is a simple version of the famous Myers-Briggs intelligence test. The Myers-Briggs intelligence test is based on the research by Carl Jung, the psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology. Carl Jung’s goal was to describe how people act in certain situations. The Keirsey Temperament Sorter II questionnaire includes seventy…

Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. to man’s first step on the moon. These individuals are vastly different in their work place characteristic then those of other generations. According to Leigh Elmore (2010) these individuals would be considered workaholics, work is who they are, and they are motivated by being valued and needed. These individuals love to have meetings and leadership is consensual. Baby Boomers feel rewarded when they receive money or title recognition (L. Elmore 1010). These…

Stephen R. Covey once stated “We immediately become more effective when we decide to change ourselves rather than asking thinks to change for us.” Assessing yourself regularly as a manager is just as imperative as assessing your employees. To that end, I have taken the Seven Habits Profile and I ranked mainly in the “ very good”. However the rankings that were most significant to me where the ones I ranked in the “outstanding” range: Think Win/Win, Seek First to Understand and Synergize. These…

My passion is a positive thing until I start to disregard my family. I will accidentally hibernate in my room working on art or writing routine. I get so focused that I shut out things that matter most important to me. Is there a term for that? Workaholic. I have to be cautious with my passion, especially because passion is not simple. It is a meal composed of love and hate because with passion for something comes…

I also believe that it is necessary to, at times, take a step back from the work you are preforming and allow yourself to take a break. Just like anything else there are people who are on opposite sides of the spectrum, a workaholic that works nonstop, and a person that despises work and avoids it at all costs. After my observation I wondered what it would be like if my father and sister switched the task that they were trying to accomplish. My sister would be miserable in…

Introduction The world, since the beginning of time, has been gifted with variety. Variety is seen in food, clothing, homes, animals, and people. There is immeasurable variety in people, as human beings come in many shapes, sizes, backgrounds, and personalities. The world organizes people into two personality categories: Type A and Type B people, who are stereotyped as Controllers and the Lackadaisicals. Controllers are the aggressive, go-getters of our society, whereas Lackadaisicals are…

Who is Morrie? Morrie in his heart, and by every conceivable measure is a teacher. Morrie teaches at Brandeis University, by every metric he is an outstanding professor, he retires once he starts to feel the early symptoms of Lou Gehrig’s disease. Lou Gehrig’s disease is the true villain of the book, the disease makes Morrie a prisoner of his own flesh; while at the same time leaving his mind alone. Mitch has to lay in the horror of being completely paralyzed, as his time is winding down. Rather…

Entrepreneurs are considered ‘Unstable’ in the Marriage Market What if you interviewed a friend of yours, who also happened to be a prospective bride? Well I did, and here’s what she answered to the very fundamental (and clichéd) question of “What qualities do you look for in your future husband?” My friend, a 22 year old, mediocre to look at, swell to talk to, is an English Majors student. But I told her to be basic and less poetic (since it’s nothing like her Semester examination!) Here’s what…