The Science of Happiness - The Formula of Success

The second class of MGMT 450 could be summered under two topics. The first one is `success`. We discussed that in life, everyone is in search of success. But success could differ for every single one of us. Thus we need to find our own success formula and then start to apply it with our lives. Being successful, in the sense that i am using here, isn't something you can measure or count, on contrary, it is an abstract conclusion of our choices in life. A continuous healthy psychology is the success and that should be the precious reward that we chase through our lives. That's why I think Giuseppe told us that psychologist are coaches guiding us trough life in order to discover our success formula.
Positive Science teaches us our personal strengths in order to find our success formula. On the managerial context, we were told in class that we should always have the end in our mind when we start a challenge. We should always focus on the solution but not on the problem. Positive science guides us to create an image of success in our minds and not focusing on the possible failure. Knowing the desired end, it is always easier to step forward, thus we should ask ourselves the question, `where do we want to go with our lives?`
This question we ask to ourselves is a perfect way to connect the first topic to the second. Our second topic in class was 'happiness'. The pursue of the state `happy`, moreover the state `happier` as it is told to be more constant and dynamic. In order to be happier, we need to know where we stand in our lives. Is it a pleasant life? Is it a good life? Is it a meaningful life? The professor goal was not to lead us towards any of the adjectives that I stated before life but he was trying to teach us that in order to be happier, we should know in which and why we live. In his own words, `build the conscience of where you go in life and what is your objective.`
I would like to conclude this post with stating another managerial advise he gave us as I am more interested to approach the class on the career context, `the task of leaders is to identify people`s strengths and create an alignment of strengths that makes the system weaknesses irrelevant.` I think the sentence speaks for itself, no need for explanation.