My Life Philosophy Paper & Life Trajectory Table

(Paper is a minimum of two pages of narrative, single- or double-spaced, 11 or 12 point font.

For table, see separate instructions on Life Trajectory Example and Instructions Table.

Submit on Life Trajectory Blank Table. Table page number is unlimited.)

The paper will contain:

1. One paragraph describing your life.

2. Section one: Positive Life Events (minimum of 5)

3. Section two: Negative Life Evens (minimum of 5)

4. Section three: How positive life events changed you

5. Section four: How negative life events changed you

6. Section five: How did positive life events set the stage for you to move forward in your life and achieve your desires or goals?

7. Section six: How did negative life events set the stage for difficulty in moving forward toward your desires or goals?

8. Reflect on your life balance. Do you think your life has been primarily positive or negative? If you could go back and change anything, what would you change and why?

9. Based on the positive and negative events in your life thus far, would you say you are a happy person? Why or why not? How did the positive and negative life events lead you to this point?

Submission Format:

1. Title Page (paper title, which is My Life Philosophy: Positive Living & Resiliency; class name and number, your name, date submitted)

2. Body of Paper (outlined above). At top of the first page, type and center the name of the paper, which is: My Life Philosophy: Positive Living & Resiliency

a. Possible Section Headers (You may use the outline format below in the paper.)

i. How I View My Life

ii. Positive Life Events (Elaborate on at least five.)

1. One

2. Two

3. Three

4. Four

5. Five

6. Others

iii. Negative Life Events (Elaborate on at least five.)

1. One

2. Two

3. Three

4. Four

5. Five

6. Others

iv. How Positive Life Events Have Changed Me

v. How Negative Life Events Have Changed Me

vi. How Positive Life Events Have Provided a Foundation to Achieve My Goals

vii. How Negative Life Events Have Impeded My Goal Achievement

viii. My Life Balance: Summary & Changes I Would Make

ix. How Life Events Influenced by Level of Happiness

3. Life Trajectory Table (Use blank Excel sheet that has been provided to you.)