Be proud of your behavior. Rise above your emotions.

Our behavior separates us from the crowd. Human attitudes are as diverse as the emotions that we experience and feel. Why do negative emotions seem to get the better of us? What is human nature and is it at the core of the way we behave or is there more to it all?

We can live consciously and make a real impact in life or fall prey to any emotion that comes along. How we behave is our choice, our decision as to which route we take. And this decision is moment by moment, day by day, constantly there before us to make. With thought, supported by our value system, we can travel the path that leads us to walk with pride through life. And in so doing, make a real contribution to life as a whole.

So, when we talk about behaviour what do we mean?

• How we act or react to outside influences

• Whether we act with thought and consideration or are led along by outside forces
• Our actions can be acceptable or unacceptable, common or unusual
• We can act with meaning and purpose, or be rudderless
• We can be well motivated or we can be poorly motivated
• How we behave can be influenced by culture, attitudes,emotions, values, ethics, persuasion and authority to name a few
• How we behave can be affected by our attitudes, what we perceive to be the norm, and our expectation of success from our action

All in all, human-behavior is a complex thing

What part do our emotions play?

• They can play an important role in all our activities
• They can be hard to define or categorise
• We associate them mentally with both thoughts and feelings
• Some believe they occur unconsciously
• Others focus more, not on the emotion itself, but what instigates it
• Yet others think they arise principally as a result of bodily changes

So, like behaviour, our emotions are both complex and varied in nature

What questions might you have?

• So tell me, what is behavior?
• Is it linked with psychology?
• Can it be abnormal?
• How does it work in organizations?
• How about some behavior?
• What is human nature?
• Can you give me a definition?
• Can you lighten the load with some quotes on human nature?
• What is the nature of human society?
• Can you define human nature ethics?
• Human nature is good - can we change our nature?
• So, where does my self image fit in?
• Can you tell me the primary emotions?
• Can I overcome negative emotions?
• Can you give me a list of human emotions?

What can you find here? What's in it for you?

We will be looking at how our behavior can dictate our lives. We will provide some answers and some background to the questions raised in the last section. Control is important. Our actions, attitudes and emotions have a big bearing on how we behave and our resulting self esteem.