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Vision of Community

Community visioning Many communities begin their visioning project by determining the vision or desired future. Others look at where the community currently finds itself before identifying the desired future. Both approaches have produced quality results in visioning projects around the country.  However, starting with the vision statement is preferred because it sets a positive tone for the process from the very start. This process convenes residents holding very diverse perspectives who come into the process with personal agendas.  By starting the process with the development of visual themes, participants recognize early on that despite the different views, there are many areas on which they all agree. Experiencing such a “win” early on in the process sets the tone for participants to work toward agreement throughout the process . A vision is a “stretch”   In spring 1961, President John F. Kennedy, seeking increased funding for space explorati...
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SELF DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN

Self-Development across the Life Span A.       Developmental Changes in Self-Descriptions   In this sense, we have been reviewing evidence applicable to the development of the I . We have yet to consider, however, the development of the ME. A focus on the ME would lead us to ask: How do people’s thoughts about themselves change with age?   For example, do 6-year olds think of themselves differently than 16-year olds? Research in this area suggests the following developmental trends. 1.        Early childhood (ages 2-6) Gender and age appear to be the first characteristics applied to the self. By age two, most children correctly identify themselves as a boy or a girl, although they may not be fully aware that gender is constant until several years later. At this age, children also tend to describe themselves in terms of concrete, observable characteristics (e.g., I have brown hair; I have an o...
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BEST PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT BOOKS EVER TO READ

Hello, dear readers today we will look at a most productive and most profitable habit that must be the part of our daily schedule and it must be maintained with rigid commitment, patience, and persistence. Yes, that is the habit of "READING". Give yourself at least 1 hour or more to induce this habit. Truly it is the most powerful and significant habit. There is a lot amount of materials, books, papers, and much more literature to read and learn. The phrase reading here refers to embrace and learn new things daily and to change yourself every day as this image shows us. So here's I've given a list of best books that one must-read throughout his/her life with some brief overview of it. There is no measure that one may take as a favorite book of some other individuals but there are some standards that one book or author must satisfy before taking their books or literature making countable in this list of best books ever. 1. RICH DAD POOR DAD: -  Rich Dad Po...
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