Life Essays

Jennifer Senior discusses her research concerning positive psychology and whether or not happiness is teachable and highlights some of the darker sides of happiness. To start the article, Senior reveals her score on her test from the Authentic Happiness Inventory. The test designed by Chris Peterson of the positive Psychology …

Positive relationships are important because they help children develop independence, self esteem and wellbeing. Children will feel confident, secure and be able to trust their relationship with adults in turn learning to trust their own decisions. Building positive relationships will provide the best possible care, support, learning opportunities and effective …

Mary Austin wrote a novel called “Land of Little Rain” that depicts death valley and the surrounding desert. The landscape of the story is no doubt a desert; sand dunes, small shrubs, will grass, blistering heat, scavengers and very little water. Although the desert can be easily described, Austin goes …

“The four basic ingredients for success are: you must have the will to want something; you must have the right kind of attitude; you must have perseverance, and then you must have wisdom. Then you combine these four and then you get to where you want to get to.” – …

The Reservation Nightmare is about a noted quality consultant named James Harrington that was trying to make a flight reservation to Canada with the ABC Travel Services. He called to ABC and the waiting began, first the telephone rang five times, so they started to ask questions, if his trip …

We live in the age of modern science. Digital technology is the most blessed invention of modern science. We can’t even think of a single day without technology because we always use various technologies to accomplish specific tasks in our daily life. Technology is connected to almost every part of …

In Ken Kesey’s novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Kesey focuses on the battle between powerful versus the powerless in order to motivate readers to fight against the higher authority. Chief Bromden looses his strength within himself by allowing others to influence his actions. Billy Bibbit is restricted on …

Imagine that the company you work for is expanding and restructuring. As a valued and veteran employee, you are presented with the unique opportunity of determining the type of leadership position that best suits you. Essentially, you are able to define the role in which you can most benefit the …

One of the objects I decided to add to my median was a breast cancer symbol. This symbol became a part of my life when I was little, because of the disease that impacted my family. I chose to specifically put this on my cross, because my mom always states, …

H. James Harrington, a quality consultant posted a personal story related to Quality in Quality Digest magazine saying what happened to him. He called to ABC Travel services, searching for a flight reservation then after a while a recorded voice answered, presenting the company and saying that the call will …