1. 确认：心灵演练(visualization)与确认(affirmation):施行自我领导不是只要撰写一个使命宣言就成了,它是一个确立愿景和价值观,并让自己的生活遵从这些重要原则的过程.
2. 断言：却犹如同德国古典社会学理论家韦伯(Max Weber)面对当代社会所体现的景况,沈痛地提出理性「牢笼」(iron cage)的感叹一般;对当代文明的发展同样都抱持著一种极其悲观的宿命观点.而且,似乎这样的断言(affirmation)在人类进入二十一世纪,
affirmation
noun
1. a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
2. (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds)
3. a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
Synonym: avowalavouchment
4. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something