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Self reinvention has become a preoccupation of contemporary culture. In the last decade, Hollywood made a 500-million-dollar bet on this idea with movies such as Multiplicity, Fight Club, eXistenZ, and Catch Me If You Can. Self reinvention marks the careers of Madonna, Ani DiFranco, Martha Stewart, and Robin Williams. The Nike ads of LeBron James, the experiments of New Age spirituality, the mores of contemporary teen culture, and the obsession with extreme makeovers are all examples of our culture's fixation with change. In a time marked by plenitude, transformation is one of the few things these parties have in common. Although transformation is widely acknowledged as a defining characteristic of our culture, we have almost no studies on what it is or how it works. Transformations offers the first comprehensive and systematic view. It is an ethnography of the contemporary world.

This thought-provoking work grapples with the vast range of issues associated with the aging population and challenges people of all ages to think more boldly and more creatively about the relationship between older Americans and their communities. W. Andrew Achenbaum begins by exploring the demographics of our aging society and its effect on employment and markets, education, health care, religion, and political action. Drawing on history, literature, and philosophy, Achenbaum focuses on the way health care and increases in life expectancy have transformed late life from a phase characterized by illness, frailty, and debility to one of vitality, productivity, and spirituality. He shows how this transformation of aging is beginning to be felt in programs and policies for aging persons, as communities focus more effort on lifelong learning and extensive civic engagement. Concerned that his own undergraduate students are too focused on the immediate future, Achenbaum encourages young people to consider their place in life's social and chronological trajectory. He calls on baby boomers to create institutional structures that promote productive, vital growth for the common good, and he invites people of all ages to think more boldly about what they will do with the long lives ahead of them.

Do you feel like you're faking it? Are you afraid that someone is going to discover you are an impostor, and that you don't deserve your achievements and successes? You could be suffering from the Impostor Syndrome. This book will explore what the Impostor Syndrome is, why many high-achieving and driven leaders suffer from it, and how, with the right techniques, you can beat the Impostor Syndrome and embrace your success.

Experiencing stress in our everyday life is only human. Be it altercations with peers, upcoming deadlines or unnerving life events which can't be controlled.There's good stress that motivates us, and there's stress that's unhealthy; it controls our thoughts and feelings, leading to insomnia, heart diseases and even mental health issues. So how do we stop sweating over small things and start living blissfully?Through mind engineering, we can!Stress Management through Mind Engineering takes the readers through the process of mind engineering to help them create a stressless mind. A mind that can bear the force of the external environment by tapping the power within. Read this book to not only win over stress but also eliminate the risk of burnouts, understand the cause of high stress, reflect on one's actions and behaviour and ultimately live a happier, healthier life.

Enquanto George senta em seu suporte de árvore, ele pensa sobre as coisas e, em seguida sua mente se questiona a cada movimento que vê e associa a pessoas e situações em sua própria vida.Sua esposa, seus filhos, seu casamento, seus amigos, seu trabalho, todos estão inclusos na reflexão.O que aconteceu com minha vida?.

Il y a mille facons de prendre soin de soi. Lire des histoires en est une. Ces vingt-quatre histoires invitent le lecteur a un rendez-vous avec des personnages imaginaires, porteurs discrets de cadeaux d'evolution. Toute personne en recherche de mieux-etre ou de mieux-vivre peut aller au-dela des histoires. Il lui suffit d'utiliser les cles pour prendre soin de soi presentees apres chaque recit et de se lancer dans les activites concretes proposees. L'auteure accompagne le lecteur tout au long de sa traversee du livre et l'invite a laisser emerger ses ressources.CE QU'EN PENSE LA CRITIQUE- C'est toujours une aventure nourrissante que de se laisser guider par les invitations creatives de Josette Carpentier. Elles sont rafraichissantes tout en etant profondes et s'appuient sur une riche combinaison d'outils, permettant de mobiliser differentes facettes de soi. La bienveillance, la liberte et l'esprit de jeu qui forment le terreau de ces invitations font partie des plus precieux ingredients de la creativite. Le travail qui s'opere alors, au fil de cette aventure, ne peut qu'etre porteur de vie. - Anne-Marie Jobin A PROPOS DE L'AUTEURJosette Carpentier est specialisee en programmation neuro-linguistique (PNL). Creatrice du concept d'Ecrevolutions (ecriture, creativite, evolutions), elle anime regulierement des ateliers d'ecriture creative. Elle a suivi l'approche du journal creatif (base sur le trio dessin, ecriture et collage), propose par Anne-Marie Jobin, art-therapeute quebecoise renommee. Elle a publie un premier ouvrage, L'ecriture creative (Eyrolles, 2009).EXTRAITEn 2011, deux ans apres l'edition de L'ecriture creative, j'ai commence a ressentir de nouvelles demangeaisons d'ecriture, de veritables pulsions narratives que je liberais febrilement sur des bouts de papiers. Ces debuts d'histoires semblaient s'adresser aux enfants. Il est vrai que j'avais ete durant de nombreuses annees une maman raconteuse, chaque soir, pour mes trois marmots.J'ai eu envie de suivre cet elan, venu tout droit du passe, mais pour m'adresser aux adultes, ces ex-enfants devenus grands, qui sont parfois en grande difficulte de bien vivre leur vie. Je voulais leur apporter des histoires eclairantes, completees d'exercices d'approfondissement. Ainsi est ne ce Prendre soin de soi.

Our culture is showing the cracks of a growing fracture. Soaring divorce rates; a crippled economy that rewards the few and punishes the many; religious-fueled hatred; record rates of depression-the headlines paint a grim picture. We inhabit a society that desperately needs fixing. But as Rabbi Shmuley Boteach reveals in his new book, Renewal, our society can made whole again when we as individuals make the choice to live a life based on values. For too long, conversations about values have been derailed by political movements trying to score points over hot-button issues like gay marriage or abortion. Boteach, one of our wisest and most respected counselors and spiritual experts, reaches deep into our history and into our shared religious legacy to revive the key universal values of Judaism for our struggling world. He presents these age-old ideas as guideposts for the challenges of modern times. These values, whose roots are in the Bible and thousands of years of Jewish spiritual living, can be applied to anyone in the modern world-from Christians and Muslims to atheists and agnostics-who want to renew their existence and recommit themselves to the most precious things in life. Renewal shows everyone how to use the timeless values of the Hebrew Bible and Judaism to live a more fulfilling, modern life. Destiny Unlike the Greeks, who believed that life was scripted from birth, the Jews believe in destiny. In short, they reject the idea of tragic fates and instead champion the individuals' capacity to create their own destiny through individual choice. Redemption Christians and Muslims emphasize salvation, or the need for man to become spiritual-to refine his character and earn a place in heaven. But Jews believe in world redemption, the capacity for the individuals to make heaven here on earth for,the betterment of the community. Action What you do is more important than what you believe. Good deeds always supersede good dogma. Enlightenment Jews are an infinitely curious people and believe that the great bane of existence-boredom-can only be cured by knowledge. Marriage Marriage refers not just to the institution, but rather the softening of the masculine by exposure to the feminine. A culture that does not know how to respect women is bound to collapse. Struggle It is wrestling with our nature, rather than attaining perfection, that constitutes true righteousness. Everyone is somehow flawed, but righteousness is found in the struggle to do right amid a predilection to act selfishly. Sacred Time Whereas other religions sanctify space, Jewish values privilege special moments. The Sabbath day, the holiest day of the week, provides a time for connecting with family and friends.

The author relates the stories of two patients reshaping their lives into something they could believe in, and examines the complex roles of the therapist and therapy, self/other and mind/body relations, and the dramatic interplay of faith and catastrophe.

Authentic leaders are self-aware of their values and beliefs and continuously strive to create meaningful organizational contexts that promote the growth and selfactualization of subordinates. Following self-determination theory (SDT), this study examines whether follower authenticity and basic psychological need satisfaction (BPNS) serve as mediators between the association of authentic leadership and indicators of self-actualization at work. We used the data of 53 team leaders and 171 team members from one global company. Results of three multi-level mediation models indicated that followers? authenticity and BPNS mediate the link between group leaders? authentic leadership and followers? self-actualization at work. In line with fundamental assumptions of SDT, our findings suggest that follower self-actualization is influenced by authentic leadership but also emerges from a synergistic effect between leader and follower authenticity and follower BPNS. We discuss how future research and practice may promote employee authenticity and personal development in work environments.

Background and purpose When caring for patients hospitalized with cerebrovascular disease, a caring phenomenon occurs between the patient’s family and the nurse, and according to Hohashi’s Family Care/Caring Theory, the family and the nurse achieve self-actualization. However, the contents of self-actualization through specific care/caring are unclear. The purpose of this integrative review was to clarify the self-actualization of the nurse as an outcome of family care/caring, and the self-actualization of other individuals (that is, the family) who are supported by nurses. Methods A search conducted on 23rd December, 2023, using Ichushi-Web, CiNii and J-STAGE, which are extensive Japanese literature databases, identified 1,061 original articles using the keywords “cerebrovascular disease AND nurse.” The quality of the articles was assessed according to the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklists. We conducted an integrative review of 11 articles describing transactions between nurses and families according to Toronto and Remington. Self-actualization of the nurse and self-actualization of other individuals were classified as subcategories and then as categories. Exclusion criteria included no description of family members, no practice by nurses, and not patients with cerebrovascular disease. Results Of the 11 studies utilized, 10 were qualitative studies and one was a quantitative descriptive study. Eight categories were identified for self-actualization of families with a cerebrovascular patient by nurses, including “Families can realize their hopes through the provision of an environment by nurses.” Three categories of self-actualization of the nurse were identified, including “Nurses can obtain a sense of satisfaction from the family.” Conclusion During the recovery process after hospitalization for cerebrovascular disease, a caring phenomenon occurs between the patient’s family and nurses, which can be understood using Family Care/Caring Theory. The family’s self-actualization and the nurse’s self-actualization were achieved through reciprocal concern between the two.