Although both authors prove strong points it is obvious that whether your choice is college or trade school, as long as you apply yourself you will be guaranteed future success. “The individual benefits that college graduates enjoy, including high levels of savings, increased personal/professional mobility, improved quality of life for their offspring, better consumer decision making, and more hobbies and leisure activities” (Porter, 494). Porter is explaining that a college educated individual will have a life full of endless opportunities, and a strong set of morals. A college degree is valued in our society, and we are led to believe it’s a staple for our success socially and economical. Attending college can boost your confidence giving you a piece of mind knowing you have a solid educational background.
Since the true path to happiness, according to Epictetus, is the attainment of virtue, we can all become happier by improving ourselves, whether morally or intellectually. Furthermore, Epictetus' philosophy of happiness would lead us to live less stressful lives if we came to worry about only that which we can control. Still, while I admire Epictetus and his philosophy, I do not believe that most of us could be happy purely through the attainment of virtue. I believe that social support and some level of material possessions are necessary for happiness; we cannot forever strive only for virtue. I do, however, believe that Epictetus had a strong point when he asserted that we should only, rationally-speaking, worry about what we can change -- what good is there in worrying about things we cannot
Tara Mahamad Mr. Joanes ENG3U1 July.23rd.2013 Relationships at it's Finest : Healthy Relationships To Begin with, Building healthy patterns early in your relationship can establish a solid foundation for the long run. when beginning a relationship it is important to always BEE - (Build, Explore and Establish). Build a foundation of appreciation and respect. by doing so you focus on all of the things your partner says and does as well as consider them. Happy couples make a point of noticing even small opportunities to say "thank you" to their partner, rather than focusing on mistakes their partner has made.
Some of the elements of this dream include getting a college education for one's self, sending one's child to college, owning a home, financial security, liberty and happiness. From parents' perspective, this dream means their children will achieve greater things and will live a better life than them. From an employee’s perspective, it means working hard and possessing the required work ethics leads to the possibility of becoming successful. Therefore, anyone who comes from a middle to low-income family but works hard and demonstrates a good attitude towards work has the ability to succeed and has the same life chances as anyone who was born with a silver spoon. This should be the case for everyone regardless of age, color and
By being part of such a prestigious national society I hope to create great awareness for many causes. Not only would I contribute to the ideas and advancement of this organization but I’d hope to help in the process of executing them as well. The main goals of the society are to promote the four pillars into young students and have them grow onto it resulting in a model high school student. I wish for all students to follow these pillars because they can lead to success as well as betterment of the school and
Everyone has a fundamental need to feel appreciated. Simply acknowledging that someone is doing a good job, will confirm to them that their work is valued, which will help to further motivate them to keep producing quality results in the future. Further more positive attitudes can be contagious, meaning that if employees who are not performing as well notice how much more the good employees enjoy their job, will cause them to strive to get to that higher level. This will create a healthy competitive work environment, and all it would take would be a simple “thank you” or “job well
I think in the present connected and global world, an important aspect of good life is to give something back to society. Not only does giving back to society help the less fortunate; it also brings to the giver a tremendous sense of satisfaction and happiness. Naturally, giving back to society would be based on an individual’s capacity and capability. For that, one should live a happy and joyful life according to the following four phases: First, absorption: This phase is similar to brahmacharya and may last anywhere till the age of 25 to 30 years, peaking at around 20-25 years. This is when an individual absorbs knowledge, experiences and information – an important phase because what we become and what we could do later on is largely formed and decided during this phase.
| Jonathan Holston Success Essay | Hist and western civilization 101. | | Jonathan HolstonMS.Douglas4:30 Hist and western civilization 101 | 9/28/2013 | | Success. Success is defined in many different ways. What success means to me may not be true for others. I for one find success in someone who lives in a humble manner, is free of any debt, takes care of his family, and lives a good Christian lifestyle, to be a success.
Kaitlin Caoili Mr. Boyd AP Lang 29 September 2014 The Triple Package In the article “What Drives Success” Amy Chua and Jed discuss three traits that lead to material success. These traits include: superiority complex, insecurity, and impulse control. Together, these qualities create the Triple Package. Some may argue that, alone, these traits could potentially be damaging and that these traits must be inherited. However, when properly used, the Triple Package leads to success and can be efficiently self-taught.
Hard work goes along with dedication and sticking to your plan in order for you to eventually achieve success. Ms. Winfrey also stressed the idea of believe in yourself a lot. This was a quality she found to be very important because when you believe in yourself you can achieve a lot more. It goes along with having confidence and allowing yourself to believe that you can be successful and that your ideas are good and