Personal topics presentation

PERSONAL TOPICS

PRESENTATION

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Introduction• Love• Hope• Empathy• Wisdom• Commitment• Happiness• Self-respect

Love• Attachment Style• Taking Time to Talk• Handle Conflict Constructively• Show Affection• Create Shared Meaning

Hope• Identifying Goals• Willpower and

Waypower• Visualizing Success• Learning Optimism• Communal Hope

Empathy• Seeing and Feeling from Another’s

Perspective• Snap Judgments• Forgiveness• Benefits of Empathy

Wisdom• Successful Intelligence• Emotional Intelligence• Understanding Wisdom• Learning Wisdom

Commitment• Look for Meaning• Enact Commitments• Go Public• Set Priorities• Maintain Hope • Use Structured, Voluntary Activities

Happiness• Well-Being vs. Well-Off• Making Wise Comparisons• Discover Your Flow• Find A Hobby• Volunteer• Finish What You Start

SELF-RESPECT

• Self-Concept• Self-Esteem• Humility• Practicing Self-Forgetfulness

Conclusion• Love can be achieved by creating shared meaning and knowing

you attachment style.• Hope can be brought about by visualizing your success and being

optimistic.• Empathy is the ability to put yourself in someone else’s situation.• Wisdom is a combination of successful intelligence, emotional

intelligence, and tacit knowledge.• Commitment is about looking for meaning in your goal, setting

priorities, and following through.• Happiness is knowing your body and mind and what makes you

peaceful.• Self-Respect is taking inventory of who you are and how you feel

about yourself, and the ability to think beyond yourself.

Resources• Bolt, M. (2004). Pursuing human strengths: A

positive psychology guide. New York: Worth Publishers.