Assignment 1
Introduction (1-2 paragraphs)
Synthesis of Literature (1-2 pages)
Briefly synthesize your understanding of this week’s course readings and resources (including media) on the topic of meaning, vocation, mindfulness, and self-leadership.
Analysis: Self-Discovery Application (1-3 pages)
Now that you have an idea about the concepts listed above, apply them to yourself and to the larger concept of self-leadership. Respond to the following prompts to jump-start your thinking:
What gives your life meaning and purpose?
How do vocation, calling, meaning and purpose connect to self-leadership?
How does mindfulness facilitate meaning and calling/vocation?
Identify three strategies you will use to harness mindfulness in self-leadership.
Conclusion (1-2 paragraphs)
Remember to cite and reference your sources using the APA style. For additional tips on completing written assignments,
Reading Resources
Self-Leadership, text
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Self-Leadership: The Journey Begins (pp. 1-12)
Chapter 2: The Context of Self-Leadership: Mapping the Route (pp. 13-31)
The Oxford handbook of positive psychology, text
Chapter 67: Meaning in life: A unified model (pp. 959–967)
Drucker, P. F. (1999). Managing oneself Links to an external site.. Harvard Business Review, 77(2), 64–74.
Langer, E. J., & Ngnoumen, C. T. (2017). Mindfulness. Download Mindfulness. In Positive psychology (pp. 95-111). Routledge.
Duffy, R. D., Dik, B. J., Douglass, R. P., England, J. W., & Velez, B. L. (2018). Work as a calling: A theoretical model. Links to an external site. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 65(4), 423-439. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000276
Dik, B. J., Duffy, R. D., Allan, B. A., O’Donnell, M. B., Shim, Y., & Steger, M. F. (2015). Purpose and meaning in career development applications Links to an external site.. The Counseling Psychologist, 43(4), 558-585. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000014546872
Video: What Makes Life Meaningful: Michael Steger at TEDxCSU Links to an external site.
Video: What makes life worth living? (Part 1)