Question

PRINCIPLE # 4: FALLING UP
PRINCIPLE # 5: THE ZORRO CIRCLE
PRINCIPLE # 6: THE 20-SECOND RULE

Pick one of the above Principles (4, 5 or 6) and write 3 full paragraphs on the key insights gained and how these insights can be applicable to increase the level of well-being and happiness in the social services field.

Then pick one of the other Principles not written about above and write 1 full paragraphs on the key insights gained and how these insights can be applicable to increase the level of well-being and happiness in the social services field.

Answer 1

THE ZORRO CIRCLE

In the Principle #5 The Zorro Circle, Achor utilizes the analogy from a motion picture where as an understudy Zorro was guided by his master to work inside a little circle amid practice until the point that, he aced what was directly before him. The master then drew a bigger circle around Zorro and instructed him to remain inside it while he prepared and figured out how to be an incredible swordsman. Inevitably, Zorro aced that zone and the master continued making the circle bigger until Zorro was an ace swordsman.

The thought Achor is passing on in this section is that when we can ace or feel responsible for the smaller circle around us, "One of the greatest drivers of progress is the conviction that our conduct matters; that we have command over our future. However, when our anxieties and remaining burdens appear to mount quicker than our capacity to keep up, sentiments of control are frequently the primary things to go, particularly when we attempt to handle too. However, when we first focus our endeavors on little achievable sub goals, we recover the sentiments of control which are very significant. By first constraining the extent of our endeavors, , we give ourselves time to amass confidence, information, and certainty to grow the circle, step by step overcoming a bigger and bigger zone".

The work in social services field can sometimes feel overwhelming and increasing workload can diminish our capacity to feel we are in charge. Getting caught up in what all we can do for society, we lose our association with our cognizant self and end up powerless. As a student of social services, I think the Circle of Zorro principle can be practiced in social work. We can feel in control by tackling the easy things first or what we are most capable of. This will make us feel confident from the inside thus increasing the satisfaction from our work, our well-being and Happiness.

FALLING UP

When we know and deliberately observe the positive in any circumstance, we can have the most advantage and change the course of our future encounters. This principle talks about discoveries made from misfortunes, and how best to explore a path, utilizing them to improve our lives. Achor writes that when we feel defenceless, and sad, we quit accepting that no such way upwards, even exists – so we don't significantly search for it. Seeing the adversity in a positive manner is a great asset in a moment of crisis and being a social worker adversities are a part of everyday.

Seeing challenges and misfortunes so closely, social service workers can definitely make the most out of practicing this principle. It's in the living through disappointment that we develop more certainty about our capacities. We figure out how to make sense of things and feel less perplexed of disappointment later on the grounds that we realize we can do it, thereby increasing our well-being and happiness.