Virtues/Good/what matters topics

These topics are explored in the course on what matters. Focusing on these topics can increase your well being.


 * Physiological Needs — Begin by meeting these minimum conditions for our bodies to endure.
 * Human Rights — Preserve and protect these inalienable rights of every human, including yourself.
 * Psychological Needs — Attain these minimum requirements for a healthy mind.
 * Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs — Study this influential theory of human needs.
 * Dignity — You are worthy simply because you exist.
 * Health, Fitness, and Wellness — Achieving a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.
 * Flourishing — Increasing our well-being.
 * Emotional Competency — Increasing our well-being.
 * Family — Harmonizing the center of your life.
 * Progeny and Legacy — Children can bring great joy along with great responsibility.
 * Peace of mind, Inner Peace — Understanding what you can change and what you cannot change is the simple but often difficult path to inner peace.
 * Beauty, awe — We find beauty in something done well.
 * Exploration, discovery, learning — There is much more out there than in here so venture out, discover new things, and continue to learn.
 * Dreaming — Create and maintain your vision for a better tomorrow.
 * Authenticity — We become authentic when the path we choose through life is congruent with who we are.
 * Virtues Development — Become excellent at being human.
 * Courage — Act according to your well-chosen values, especially when it is most difficult.
 * Love — Enjoy your unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of others.
 * Spiritual Development — Connect with a larger reality.
 * Play — Go ahead and have some fun.
 * Pleasure — Go ahead and pamper yourself.
 * Skills Mastery — Perfect the skills required to become excellent at your chosen vocation.
 * Esteem and Recognition — Earn authentic recognition and respect from the people who know you best.
 * Creativity — Generate new and useful ideas.
 * Stewardship and Sustainability — Protect the ability of future generations to enjoy our earth.
 * Compassion — Relieve their suffering.
 * Integrity — Act congruently with your well-chosen values.
 * Values Development — Carefully choose, assess, and reassess your values.
 * Community — Engage with communities where you belong and can thrive and contribute.
 * Adopt a Global Perspective — Work to understand our world from a global perspective.
 * Find your good work — Do the work you are meant to do.
 * Altruism — Act on your concern for the welfare of others
 * Peace on earth, good will toward all — Treat others as they wish to be treated.
 * Wisdom — Realize what is most valuable in life.