Not only individuals have different levels of mental health; organizations do as well. This is very important to know for a certain type of people who have difficulty adapting to the environment in which they work. Individuals with higher levels of mental health cannot adapt to a work environment if it has a lower level […]
According to Stephen Covey, interdependence is the pinnacle of human maturity and the foundation for a life successfully lived. This is because maturity is a continuum that begins with dependence, moves through independence, and arrives at interdependence.
“Humility does not mean being fainthearted or passive. It leads neither to fatalism nor to capitulation. Exactly the opposite. In humility, there is a hidden strength—a strength that springs from within. Whoever humbly submits to the divine essence of life will abide in unperturbed tranquility and peace even when the whole wide world is thrown […]
There is an experiment I remember from my student years – the one through which the phenomenon of “learned helplessness” was discovered. It was conducted with dogs that were subjected to a series of electric shocks under the condition that they could not control them. Whatever they did, they always received the dose of the […]
On the Difference Between Short-Term and Long-Term Success We all want to succeed, but what is success, really? At first glance, the answer seems obvious – but only at first glance. Because the way we answer this question determines another one as well: how to achieve success. Different means lead to different kinds of success. […]
Here is a very important concept in logotherapy, created by Viktor Frankl. It is called noodynamics. “*What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for a worthwhile goal, a freely chosen task. He needs not the discharge of tension at any cost, but the call of a potential […]
On the subject of death and how to use it—whether as a source of fear or as an advisor for a life fully lived—Osho speaks in a profoundly beautiful way. During one of his talks, a man asked him: “Sometimes, suddenly and strongly, there comes the fear of leaving all this beauty, these friendships, and […]
“If you think you have nothing to lose, you win. And if you think you have to win something, you lose. It all comes down to motivation. Why are you doing what you are doing now? To avoid a loss? Or to achieve a gain? A wrong reason in both cases. Life is not about […]
The Element, writes Sir Ken Robinson, is the place where two things meet: (1) doing something you love and (2) being good at it. However, he adds that these two are not enough. “Getting to the Element depends primarily on our view of ourselves and the events in our lives. The Element is also a […]
This is one of my favorite stories by Gianni Rodari. I have remembered it in moments when things were difficult, and it has helped me. To me, it is a truly healing tale, which I now share with pleasure. *”Once upon a time, in a distant city, a transparent child was born. One could see […]
“If you don’t love yourself, you will never be able to love anybody else. If you are not kind to yourself, you cannot be kind to anyone else. Your so-called saints who are so hard on themselves are only pretending that they are kind to others. It is not possible. Psychologically it is impossible. If […]
There is a vast difference between spirituality and religiosity. This is crucial for those who have lost the ability to connect with the Whole through religious faith, yet still feel a deep, living longing for something not of this world. The severed connection with the Divine hurts, and the open wound drives them to […]
