Essays on Optimism

I had a teacher once who called his students “idiots” when they screwed up. He was our orchestra conductor, a fierce Ukrainian immigrant named Jerry Kupchynsky, and when someone played out of tune, he would stop the entire group to yell, “Who eez deaf in …

Alyssa McCutchen Period 6 3/15/12 How My Optimism Helps Me Overcome Obstacles Optimism is such a funny thing. It has the capability to help you solve some of the most challenging and troublesome problems you’ll ever face in your entire life. This is exactly what …

I believe in The Power of positive thinking. I am going to explain first the logic behind the Power of positive thinking, it is simple, if you think positive good things happen to you. In other word, when you focus on the things that you …

Today is the day the journey away from everything I am familiar with begins. Everyone in search of a better life boards the ship at 9:00 a.m. in preparation for the voyage to America. My mind is filled with many mixed emotions: excitement, fear and …

Early 20th century was a time when European civilization found itself in a deep crisis. That was a “good old world” of progress and orderliness in the late 19th century crashed down in the flame of the First World War. European thinkers had to face …

As an individual, you are continually faced with challenges, difficulties and temporary setbacks. They are an unavoidable and inevitable part of being human.By learning how to manage stress and respond with a positive attitude to each challenge, you’ll grow as a person and start moving …

Present survey was conducted to happen out the relationship between emotional intelligence and optimism with academic accomplishment in A degree pupils. A sample of 50 pupils in which 25 miss and 25 male childs, age ranged from 16 to 20 old ages were taken from …

When teams start missing deadlines, employers need to know the main obstacles that are preventing workers from delivering on time. Leaders need this information so they can create impactful changes that help teams collaborate more fully. But what if employers instead create issues by perpetuating bad teamwork? The …

Leaders have an arsenal of tools to throw at employees, markets, investors and other stakeholders. Which one should you choose? Which one pushes the organizations forward? Which one is self-propelling? Fear? Excitement? A study of leaders in high and established firms found that the traits of …

Explain why resilience is so important CYP 3. 3 6. 2 SCMP2 1. 3 CYP 3. 3 6. 1 CYP 3. 3 6. 4 CYP 3. 3 6. 3 What is resilience? Resilience is the ability to adapt to adversity and cope with living in …

Positive Psychology in the Treatment of Major Depression Positive psychology is a strengths-oriented, positively focused approach to human behaviors and thoughts that is relatively recent to the overall field of psychology. Previous schools of thought had always focused on the abnormalities, weaknesses, and pathologies of …

The age old question. Are leaders made or are they born? My belief on this – I believe that a leader is made, not born. Why do I say that? Before going further, lets be clear on one distinction – when we say a leader …

Every Child Holds a Different Personality Anyone who has had children or has lived in a family with one or more sibling(s), would know that even though children or siblings have very similar DNA, it does not mean that they carry the same personality traits. …

Much of what we experience in our life depends on what we pay attention to. Every day, some things may go right and some things may go wrong. If we give more attention to the things that go right and dwell on those things, you’ll …

If you track US Open, you may vividly recollect one special semifinal. The semifinal between number 1 ranked Serena Williams and Reberta Vinci. Vinci has had successes in doubles tennis over the years however she had never reached semis in singles. So the predictions of …

Tucker is at the least a dreamer and an optimist however, despite his ambitious personality he tends to show anger issues. Detroit engineer Preston Tucker had always been Interested in building cars since childhood. As the war came to a stop he decides to launch …

Half-full or Half-empty? How many of us grew up believing in Peter Pan philosophies that thinking happy thoughts would make everything better? Or at “every clouds has a silver lining”, “the glass is always half-full? ” and that no matter how awful life is has …

The literature on therapist effectiveness had found support for the importance of the personal experience and background of the therapist. This would imply that counseling effectiveness does not rely only on the theoretical orientation and academic training, but also on the values, principles, emotional stability, …

What Makes a Leader In this article we explore what makes a great leader and what groups and levels of skills are needed to be a great leader. Daniel Coleman writes about Emotional Intelligence, how It Is evaluated, and the Importance of Emotional Intelligence for …

Each person’s life is a journey on a contorted road dotted with bumps and craters. At certain points, the bumps could seem as high as mountains and the pits as deep as hell, making this journey called life appear quite despondent. Although occasionally, your predicaments …

Why do so many people readily shuck their responsibilities at the first sign of trouble? After all, are we not all born winners? Why are so many born winners willing to be counted out just when others desperately need to count on them? We already …

POSITIVE THINKING and ITS POWER Positive thinking is a mental attitude that admits into the mind, thoughts, words and images that are conductive to growth, expansion and success. It is a mental attitude that expects good and favourable results. A positive mind anticipates happiness, joy, …

Iris Hobnobs Optimists take proactive steps to protect their physical and mental health as well as focusing on goals that benefit their socioeconomic standing. “The trait of optimism may provide cognitive, coping, and contextual resources that promote better mental health” (Carver, et al. , 2010. …

Half of the Glass Is the glass half empty or half full? This is a common question that many people have asked themselves in the past. Depending on the person, there are two major answers. If the person is an optimist, the glass is half …

Introduction I. Did you know that, three letters can determine your life’s direction? Its sounds interesting right? I also impressed with the statement of the article. First time I read this statement I feel that I should improve myself starting today. II. I remembered the …

Cultural poverty can be defined as lacking society’s principles in many ways. “The Wasp Factory” and “Saved” deal with dysfunctional families living in a community that is deprived of hope and aspiration. Their way of life is violent and gothic due to the deficiency of …

I had never realized how my thinking and attitude play such a vital role in every aspect of my life. The exercise allows me to see how I can take control over my future and even my today. How do I see myself? Well, self-examination …

In How To Succeed In Business By Breaking All The Rules it states that to succeed in business one must be able to use an unorthodox style which allows that person to break free from ancient ways of thinking and be able to use new …

I woke up early, finished the reports I was supposed to submit during the day drove to the office and I was not late. Then, my boss hands me the memo and says that I am given until tomorrow to submit a written explanation. I …