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The classic “American Dream” can be envisioned as a white picket fence, crisp lawn, and two young children playing about in front of a lightly hued colonial style home. Once the ideal of ultimate success within the United States, this life goal is now just an image on a page of a 1960’s chapter within a United States history textbook. Now, America’s strong-willed and influential Millennials have thoroughly and unapologetically redefined the “American Dream”. The Center for a new American Dream defines

1 Why should you have a leadership philosophy? Leadership philosophy has a foundational element to it. The different components included create a strong basis on which to build on and take your leadership forward. You are better equipped to lead and to succeed in your leadership with a leadership philosophy due to three core benefits: character, consistency and collaboration. Character Drafting a leadership philosophy will provide clarity and focus to your character. Character matters because

Culture, a broad and complex term that everyone is familiar with. Culture is the beliefs, customs, arts, and attitude of a particular group of people. Many cultures have things that distinguish them between others. Some have specific holidays, for example, Hanukah for anyone that considers themselves Jewish. A certain culture does not necessarily have to do with one’s race. It can also have to do with a similar interest that a group of people share, such as dance. There are different ways that

Success Interview When I first heard that I had to interview someone and write a paper about how successful they are, I’ll admit, I thought we’d be interviewing a bunch of wealthy old white guys that have never known the meaning of failure. To my surprise, Josh Mitchell was neither elderly nor rich. After being thrown off, I quickly recovered and told myself that there must have been some major factor that helped him find an easy path to success. Speaking with Josh for even just a few minutes revealed

What does it mean to be truly successful? Is it to try something you have never done before? Does it mean to earn millions of dollars? I believe success comes down to three things: doing what you love, doing what your good at, and making the world a better place because of it. If you do these three things, you will accomplish a happy, healthy, and successful life. Nobody wants to be stuck in a job they hate. This is why it is important that you do what you love. If your career involves something

The Community is defined based on individual perception. It is often described as societal structure which recognized individuals or groups of people living together; people in a particular environment. However, it also reflects groups of people who share a common interest; neighborhoods, housing are communities within a large physical environment. The sub communities that makes up the larger environment composed of race, culture, ethnicity, professional ties, and interest. For example, the gay,

Inner conflict can be caused depending upon the situation and the surrounding the person is placed in, however, an awareness of one's strengths and weaknesses can arise as a result of encountering this type of conflict. What is the conflict? Why does it occur? Are there any heroes during conflict? Conflict is a serious disagreement or argument. It occurs due to different situations being triggered by a sense of fairness, fear, force which in turn creates conflict. There are no heroes during the conflict

“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” (Thoreau). The meaning of the word success is to achieve a goal put forth by oneself. There are three main components to reaching success: a strong desire of a goal, a belief of achievement, and an expectancy of positive outcome. In Into the Wild, Chris McCandless goes on a journey that seems purposeless to others, but it is the key to success in his eyes. McCandless entered into the wild with the

Heroes Who is your hero? Before that, what exactly makes someone a hero? Is someone a hero because of their traits or because of their actions? All of the answers to these questions can only be answered by you. I, however, have a hero. His name is Greg Grey. I could give you reasons why I consider him a hero, but I think a story better answers why I consider Greg Grey a hero. A large, reverberant room. A podium stands tall in the center, with a table beside it. Two more tables sit perpendicular

What does the meaning of success mean? Success is measured by attainment of goals. Throughout the reading, Coach John Wooden spoke about how each player needs to perform their highest potential and that would not have been done if success was not obtained. Without success nothing would be accomplished nor exceeded in the world of success. To start off, work ethic comes into play when speaking about success. John Wooden’s first year as a coach at UCLA was not your average persona. A regular day for