Mastery as Guiding Principle Flashcards
What is the guiding principle of this course?
Quality not Quantity: non multa sed multum
What does the Ignatian ideal “non multa sed multum” means?
Not many but much
How is the “muchness” of a work more important?
Cite an example
The quality with which a work is done -the “muchness” of it- can be more important than the sheer amount of task, a person completes.
What did Archbishop Oscar Romero said in this theme?
“We cannot do everything and their is a sense of liberation in realizing that. This enables us to do something and do it very well.”
What did Mother Teresa said in this theme?
“We cannot do great things on this earth; we can only little things with great love”
What does this course means when we apply the Ignatian Ideal?
- We put more refinement in our EXPRESSION than on abundance of words or length of paragraphs.
- We value SUBSTANCE and CLARITY.
- We seek to develop the knack for choosing the right words and placing them in the right places, so that we achieve effectiveness in our communication.