Life is a journey with many twists and turns; ups and downs; and joys
             and sorrows. As such, the journey of life is one long effort to reach one
             goal after the other, though on many a occasion, those goals may prove to
             be elusive. Indeed, some goals may never be achieved, leading to
             disappointment and frustration. Yet, there are some people who seem to
             weather life's set backs in their stride, circumventing obstacles rather
             than allowing them to get in their way of achieving an objective. One
             possible reason why such individuals are able to face life's challenges
             successfully is a personal philosophy that the journey, which is a learning
             experience, counts more than perhaps the actual attainment of a desired
             The philosophy that life is a learning experience also plays a pivotal
             role in an individual being able to continuously engage in self-development
             and growth, both personally as well as professionally. For it implies the
             development of critical thinking skills that enable an individual to
             achieve "â€purposeful, self-regulatory judgment which results in
             interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and inference, as well as explanation
             of the evidential, conceptual, methodological, criteriological, or
             contextual considerations upon which that judgment is based." (Facione, p.
             It is evident from the above definition that ongoing critical analysis
             of conceptual and contextual considerations as well as purposeful, self-
             regulatory judgment will result in an individual continuously learning from
             experience. What is not so obvious is that the philosophy discussed
             earlier, combined with critical thinking skills, results in constantly
             motivating an individual into achieving their goals: "McClelland
             acknowledged the role of consciousness in human actionâ€all of the person's
             knowledge, values, motives, beliefs, memoriesâ€. Thus, he argued that human
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