Am citit o carte care chiar m-a marcat: Upheaval- Turning points for nations in crisis
Notes:
Factors related to the outcomes of personal crises:
1. acknowledgement that one is in crisis
2. acceptance of one`s personal responsability to do something
3. building a fence, to delineate one`s individual problems needing to be solves
4. getting material and emotional help from other individuals and groups
5. using other individuals as models of how to solve problems
6. ego strength
7. honest self apraisal
8. experience of previous personal crises
9. patience
10. flexible personality
11. individual core values
12. freedom from personal constraints
Ego strength - means having a sense of yourself, having a sense of purpose and accepting yourself for who you are, as a proud independent person, not dependent on other people for approval or for your survival. Ego strength includes being able to tolerate strong emotions, to keep focused under stress, to express yourself freely, to perceive reality accurately and to make sound decisions.
Factors related to the outcomes of national crises:
1. national consensus that one nation is in crisis
2. acceptance of national responsibility to do something
3. building a fence, to delineate the national problems needing to be solved
4. getting material and financial help from other nations
5. using other nations as models of how to solve problems
6. national identity
7. honest national self apraisal
8. historical experience of previous national crises
9. dealing with national failure
10. situation specific national flexibility
11.national core values
12. freedom from geopolitical constraints
