Self Esteem

and Decision Making

Emotional Intelligence

Hang on to your R.O.P.E.

R.O.P.E.

ResilienceOptimismPerseverence

InEmployment

Raw egg vs. Superball

Which are you?What happens when you throw a raw egg

at a wall? What happens when you try really hard to throw the raw egg at a wall?

What happens when you throw a superball at a wall? What happens when you try really hard to throw the superball at a wall?

Which are you?

RESILIENCE

SPRING BACK INTO SHAPE OR POSITION; ELASTIC

RECOVERING STRENGTH, SPRIITS

HELPLESSNESS

Without power to help oneselfWeakWithout help or protection Inefficient

OPTIMISM

The belief that good ultimately prevails over evil

The tendency to take the most hopeful or cheerful view of matters

PESSIMISM

The belief that evil ultimately prevails over good

The tendency to expect the worst outcome in any circumstances

PERSEVERENCE

To continue doing something in spite of difficulty, opposition

LAPSE

A small errorA falling into a lower conditionFailure to meet requirementsTo deviate from virtueTo become void because of failure to meet

requirements

R.O.P.E.

How people explain success/failure to themselves

Optimism predicts academic success

Capacity to stand defeat

Keep going when things get frustrating

Can be learnedPower of positive

thinkingSelf efficacy: belief

one has mastery over the events in one’s life and can meet challenges

Hang on to your R.O.P.E.

“There is only one thing more painful than learning from experience and that is not learning from experience.”

-Archibald McLeish, Poet

Resilience, Optimism, & Perseverance in Education

Optimism is the facilitator of all E.Q. competencies

Optimists – live longer

– enjoy better health

– accomplish more

Hang on to your R.O.P.E.