Lessons for living: curiosity and growth mindset

Lessons for living: curiosity and growth mindset

The strength of curiosity is about exploring and discovering your world. It is about taking an interest in experience for its own sake. Through using our curiosity, we seek new experiences. Curiosity is linked to the desire to build knowledge. The act of using...
Lessons for living: Choice and control

Lessons for living: Choice and control

Choice is the act of choosing between two or more possibilities. Control works alongside choice and is the power the influence or direct the course of events. Our lives are the sum total of all the choices we make. So, while one choice does not seem so important it is...
Lessons for living: Perseverance

Lessons for living: Perseverance

Perseverance means sticking with things. It means working hard and finishing what you start even when we face difficulties along the way. This leads to a feeling of pleasure at accomplishing tasks and achieving goals. We sometimes feel like giving up when things get...
Lessons for living: Accomplishments and goals

Lessons for living: Accomplishments and goals

An accomplishment is something that has been achieved successfully. It is the completion of an activity or the achievement of a goal. It is the act of carrying something into effect. Accomplishment is about action, where a deed is done. Another way of thinking about...
Lessons for living: Humanity

Lessons for living: Humanity

The virtue of humanity refers to our ability to connect to other people. We are born attracted to other people. When this strength is well developed, we are able to know other people’s feelings and feel their pain. This naturally leads us to want to help people who...