Fruits are not enough to be successful
- 01/11/2014
- 19:41
If you think that vitamins are just for
keeping in shape physically – think again! Your
success, health and happiness also depend on
a set of mental vitamins. Scientific research
has identified three
mental vitamins A, B, and C
as crucial ingredients for
performance, creativity,
social competence and
effectiveness, persistence,
engagement, mental
strength and well-being.
Since the 1960s, researchers Edward Deci and Richard Ryan from the University of Rochester have undertaken an extraordinary research program investigating what they refer to as “optimal functioning”. In everyday language, optimal functioning means for them that a person’s behaviour is positive and constructive for herself/himself as well as his social network, be it work, family or friends. Over 100 psychological experiments have revealed that how autonomous (vitamin A), belonging (vitamin B) and competent (vitamin C) people feel determines their behavior towards themselves and others.
Since its discovery, mental vitamins A, B and C have been tested in various domains such as sport, health, education, counselling, virtual environments or organizational contexts. More recent research by Mueller and Lovell investigated the drivers of mental vitamins in order to translate them into practical tools for personal and organizational development.
checkABC was created as platform to promote the mental vitamin approach and provide people with the opportunity to test and benchmark their A, B and C.
If you want to find out more about your mental vitamin levels, go to www.checkABC.lu or contact checkABC for more information.
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