Lessons for living: Authenticity

Lessons for living: Authenticity

Authenticity means living according to your values and beliefs. It is about being true to yourself and expressing that truth to the outside world. People who are strong in this area are not ‘false’. We are naturally drawn towards people who are authentic because they...
Lessons for living: Agency, efficacy and autonomy

Lessons for living: Agency, efficacy and autonomy

Agency is the capacity to act or exercise power. The root of agency is agere, which means to do, to act or to manage. Agency is all about action and having the power to affect the world around you. To have agency means that we have choice and free will. It is the...
Lessons for living: Competency and mastery

Lessons for living: Competency and mastery

Mastery means becoming good or even excellent in a particular area. It is the ability to set and accomplish goals and tasks. We can say we have mastered a particular area when we have comprehensive knowledge or skill in that area. Mastery is the possession or display...
Lessons for living: Resilience

Lessons for living: Resilience

Resilience is the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. We might think of resilience as being like ‘toughness’. It is the ability of something to be elastic and to spring back into shape. Think of a tree blowing in a storm – it bends but it does not break and...
Lessons for living: Perspective

Lessons for living: Perspective

A perspective is a point of view or a particular way of considering something. As a character strength, perspective refers to the ability to think about something in a wise way. It is the ability to see the big picture in a way that makes sense and creates well-being....
Lessons for living: Leadership and teamwork

Lessons for living: Leadership and teamwork

Leadership involves directing group activities towards success. It involves creating good relationships and maintaining morale. Leadership is linked to teamwork. Teamwork is the sense of loyalty and responsibility towards other members of a group. Someone who is...