COMMERCE 3S03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Birds Eye View, Rational Basis Review, Amusia

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Commerce
• Course: COMMERCE 3S03
• Professor: Carolyn Capretta

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Positive psychology: a sense of ownership of the strength, a feeling of excitement while displaying/using the strength, a rapid learning curve when using the strength, a yearning to use the strength. Invigoration rather than exhaustion when using the strength: a feeling of motivation to use the strength. Self-confidence: assu(cid:396)a(cid:374)(cid:272)e of o(cid:374)e"s o(cid:449)(cid:374) ideas, judg(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts a(cid:374)d (cid:272)apa(cid:271)ilities. Inspires respect and admiration and is able to meet challenges and solves problems in order to achieve goals: lack of self confidence leads to less trust in others, less sharing information and less time spend developing capable people. Focus: keeping your attention centered on a topic, situation or task, screening out distractions and completing the job rather than being sidetracked by less important activities. Relationship building: reaching out to others to influence them in a way to create an environment and conditions for accomplishing goals like a(cid:374)d (cid:272)a(cid:396)e a(cid:271)out people, e(cid:373)patheti(cid:272) to(cid:449)a(cid:396)ds othe(cid:396) people"s (cid:374)eeds, t(cid:396)eat people (cid:449)ith respect, compassion and kindness.