In an earlier post on values and personality, I explained why values could be considered a type of personality trait. Personality traits are typically defined as "consistent patterns of thoughts, ...

Why Psychologists Haven’t Agreed on the Basic Human Values—Until Now Personality traits are stable patterns in the way we think, feel, and behave (Johnson, 1997, p. 74). In a previous PT post, I ...

Find yourself feeling overwhelmed, burned out, or simply “empty” at the end of each day? As leaders, it’s impressively easy to run ourselves ragged. But to do our best, we’ve got to bring our best ...

I have long been suspicious of people who believe that the spiritual life is a breeze. While I do not think spiritual commitments are a constant slog, they are often challenging and require ...

A 2023 State of American Men report from Equimundo found that two-thirds of surveyed men between ages 18 and 23 say "no one really knows me," and in a 2021 study by the Survey Center on American Life, ...

Benjamin Franklin addressed values-based decisions years ago when he said, “We stand at a crossroads, each minute, each hour, each day, making choices. We choose the thoughts we allow ourselves to ...

The annual March for Life is a unique witness to life. But Catholic families are also instilling the pro-life message in children and young people through daily family life. How do pro-life parents ...

Part of the financial planning process that often gets overlooked is the importance of setting values-based financial goals. Shari Greco Reiches, cofounder Rappaport Reiches Capital Management and ...

Pope Francis greets a sick child near the Talitha Qum homeless shelter in Cartagena, Colombia, on Sept. 10, 2017. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Though many have tried to paint Francis as a “liberal” ...

What We Mean By “British Values” You might be confused by the term “British values” and are wondering what those entail. British values are traditional traits that people associate with the UK. These ...

Greek life at ASU, like many other universities in the U.S., has cultivated a unique culture with its own traditions and values. However, the representation of "Greek life" at ASU deviates from the ...