Category: Success

While success is very much desired and admired, it has been known to cause some negative effects. People tend to regard successful people with high regard and respect and successful people such as doctors, business owners, sports personalities, musicians, and people from other professions are regarded with great regard. However, some successful people pay a…

Introduction Many projects fail to achieve their objectives because of several reasons. Some of the reasons identified by researchers are the poor undertaking of duties by the project officers, poor leadership of project tasks, lack of adequate resources, poor planning, lack of adequate time and the likes (Project Smart 1). Ensuring a project achieves its…

Introduction In the second chapter of his book Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell discusses the prerequisites, which are important for reaching success in various professional areas. To some degree, the authors discussion is based on the study of various violinists. In particular, this research carried out by other scholars indicates that the top…

Gladwells Secret to Success In his 2008 best-selling book Outliers: The story of success, Malcolm Gladwell argues that the key part of reaching an expert or master level at something is preparation, namely 10,000 of practice. Gladwell (2008) refers to practice as conducting a task with the purpose of improvement. The author clarified that the…

The case of Sir James Dyson demonstrates that the opportunity or freedom to make mistakes is vitally important for learning for the following reasons. First, learning from ones mistakes is the fastest way of learning, and one should trust their mistakes rather than their experience as Dyson has learned when he was working for Jeremy…

Summary In his 2008 article, How to Be a Success, Michael Gladwell contemplates on the essential attributes of a successful person in the 21st century. Pursuing success, both in social interactions and in business is currently seen as one of the main goals for an individual to achieve. According to Gladwell (2008), the formula for…

Michael and John are siblings who live in New York City. Michael is a successful entrepreneur who develops his retail business; he has recently purchased an apartment in the citys center and a high-quality new automobile. He is single, however, he derives enjoyment from his freedom. At the same time, John is a manager in…

The success or failure of a particular movement depends on various aspects. Some of these entities become popular and admirable because of their effort to bring positive change in society, resist or fight against social injustices, or become involved in initiatives to promote individual well-being. Incidentally, some movements have emerged only to wither and eventually…

There are several major concerns that condition the functioning of our society and impact its further development. These are the thirst for development, self-realization, power, etc. These phenomena are integral aspects of human nature that could determine the functioning of various people and contribute to the formation of a certain system of values according to…

Table of Contents Financial Burden as one of the Cults Predominant Attributes Misconception as the Essence of Scientology Features of Scientologists References Financial Burden as one of the Cults Predominant Attributes Throughout the 1970s, cults became big businesses and a notable social event. However, there has never been any accurate coverage of Scientology in the…