G. Aaron Rangel Saltoun-Ebin 2/6/13 5863410 328 words What is Machiavelli’s attitude toward mankind? Does his view of man’s relation to fortune reflect optimism or pessimism? Machiavelli‚ a 15th ce writer and philosopher‚ had a negative and distrustful attitude towards mankind as he writes in his book “The Prince” about how to be the most effective ruler. His writing style throughout the book reflects that he was pessimistic towards man’s fortune. In Machiavelli’s most famous book‚ he
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Work- a Burden or a Blessing? Imagine if you could plan your perfect day and have everything fall directly into place. What activities‚ people‚ or events would you include? While in my junior year of high school my perfect day was planned. It was going to be on Memorial Day‚ the day every student looks forward to in California. It’s the first official beach day of the summer and that year it was going to be the best. Summer had come early and it was hot‚ breaking all previous years high temperatures
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Response to Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are Amy Cuddy was an intelligent young woman who was known to be smart and gifted until the age of 19‚ when she had encountered a horrific car accident. After this accident‚ Amy woke up in a head injury rehab ward. Her head injury had caused her IQ to drop by two standard deviations and she had to withdrawal from college. From having a core identity as being smart to the knowledge of her decrease in IQ had left Amy completely powerless.
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Winston Churchill 7. The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. - William James 8. We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world. - Gautama Buddha 9. Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. – Hellen Keller 10. I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else. – Winston Churchill 11. The point of living‚ and of being an optimist
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POSITIVE THINKING Positive thinking is a discipline that trains the human mind to change a perceived reality by repeatedly making positive mental statements. A person practices positive thinking when they derive a positive sense of well being‚ optimism‚ belonging‚ meaning and/or purpose from being part of and contributing back to something larger and more permanent than themselves. Positive thinking is a process of choosing positive emotions from stimuli in the environment and applying them to
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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 are entirely fate’s blunders‚ but perchance‚ they are your own. Your personal characteristics roughly resemble a steering wheel for your journey. They could be positive traits‚ which could steer you on a more decent path; or negative
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Travis Tibbs BCOR 370-002 T/TH 11:30 Mastering Self Leadership Report Self-leadership is a trait that everyone possesses‚ whether they know it or not. During at least one point in their lives‚ everyone has had to take responsibility and lead themself in order to achieve their goal. Not everyone realizes it‚ but everyone has done it. The book Mastering Self-Leadership: Empowering Yourself for Personal Excellence by Christopher P. Neck and Charles C. Manz explains the different types of leadership
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think of me. You were the person who spiced the storyline up with your love for Winston. You were the person who allowed me to wonder what was going to happen so I am proud to say are a page turner for me. Speaking of page turner your carefree optimism is a similarity we share‚ it is the reason why I chose you. The storyline of the novel was dark and gloomy until you came to the picture. Example would be when you and Winston travelled to the countryside for your first date. Such place did not excited
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challenge to push the negative factors to the outer perimeter of your thinking. Those who learn this ’trick’ will reflect it‚ and others will notice. The positive attitude also helps to cope more easily with the daily affairs of life. It brings optimism into your life‚ and makes it easier to avoid worry and negative thinking. If you adopt it as a way of life‚ it will bring constructive changes into your life‚ and makes them happier‚ brighter and more successful. With a positive attitude you see
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References: (2007). Optimism versus Pessimism. Retrieved October 1‚ 2008‚ from Mindsport Web site: http://mindsportlive.com/Articles/Article/?articleId=217 Malhotra‚ D.‚ Ku‚ G.‚ & Murnighan‚ J. (2008‚ May). WHEN WINNING IS EVERYTHING. Harvard Business Review‚ 86(5)‚ 78-86. Retrieved
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