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First meeting, 07/03/2008

Life effectiveness is proposed as a psychological construct representing the generic skills which facilitate cross-situational surviving and thriving.
It if further proposed to consist of skills which are learnable or enhanceable through intervention.

This topic is conceptualised reasonably broadly around researching some aspect of the notion of 'life effectiveness' (could be qualitative and/or quantitative).

To date, the following factors have been identified through initial research:

Dimension	Description
Achievement Motivation	Motivated to achieve excellence and put the required effort into action to attain it.
Active Initiative	Initiates action in new situations. Likes to be busy, energetic, and actively involved in solving problems.
Emotional Control	Stays calm in new, changing or stressful situations.
Intellectual Flexibility	Adapts thinking and accommodates different perspectives when presented with better ideas.
Self Confidence	Uses personal abilities with high expectation of success in one's actions.
Social Competence	Effective in interactions with others.
Task Leadership	Leads and motivates other people effectively when a task needs to be done.
Time Management	Makes optimal, efficient use of time.