一般人想到成功人士，通常會聯想到社會上擁有巨大財富，有高知名度，帶領某種具影響力的社會活動或運動，或者是在各行各業中有著卓越的專業表現。然而，成功指意味著擁有許多物質與名望嗎?現今之社會及媒體正不斷的在扭曲年輕人的價值觀，鼓勵他們以又快又容易的方式來追求財富及物質。但是，當年輕人把對物質及財富的追求事為人生中的第一要務，這種對增加個人財富及物質的渴望往往會扭曲年輕人對生命意義的認知及價值觀，使其無法在社會各行各業中成為稱職的領袖，來發揮正面的影響力並能服務、造福人群。現今的大學教育主要著重在專門人才的培育，重點在訓練學生如何奮力擁有物質。通常不教學生如何來過自己的一生，也不強調人生基本要素為何。其實，這些非物質事務對於使年輕人成為健全、成熟的人是相當重要的；只是大多數人，包括學生本身，並不看重這些傳統價值。在本課程中，藉著多元的學習方式，藉著許許多多的實際例証，希望能喚起學生對品格的重視，了解諸如禮貌、尊重、恩慈、誠實、節制、紀律、付出、委身、溫柔言語、信守承諾….等傳統美德對個人在職場及家庭中得以成功及發揮影響力之重要性。希望學生在完成本課程後，能深刻體認成功的真正定義，知道沒有所謂的秘訣與捷徑，並願意付出代價，努力學習，在自己生命中培養出各種品格。當學生擁有這些生命特質，配合上在各系所所培養之專業能力，將能使他們在各行各業成為領導人物發揮正面的影響力來提昇整個社會。

When ordinary people think of successful people, they usually think of having huge wealth in society, having a high profile, leading some kind of influential social activities or movements, or having outstanding professional performance in various walks of life. However, does success mean having a lot of material and fame? Today's society and the media are constantly distorting the values ​​​​of young people, encouraging them to pursue wealth and material things in a quick and easy way. However, when young people regard the pursuit of material and wealth as the first priority in life, this desire to increase personal wealth and material things often distorts young people's understanding of the meaning of life and values, making them unable to become competent leaders in all walks of life in society to exert positive influence and serve and benefit the public. Today's university education mainly focuses on the cultivation of specialized talents, focusing on training students how to strive to possess material things. Students are usually not taught how to live their lives, nor are the basic elements of life emphasized. In fact, these non-material matters are very important for making young people become sound and mature people; it is just that most people, including students themselves, do not value these traditional values. In this course, through diversified learning methods and many practical examples, we hope to arouse students' attention to character and understand the importance of traditional virtues such as courtesy, respect, kindness, honesty, temperance, discipline, dedication, commitment, gentle words, keeping promises... to individuals' success and influence in the workplace and at home. I hope that after completing this course, students will have a deep understanding of the true definition of success, know that there are no so-called secrets and shortcuts, and be willing to pay the price, study hard, and cultivate various characters in their lives. When students have these life qualities, coupled with the professional abilities developed in various departments, they will be able to become leaders in all walks of life and exert a positive influence to improve the entire society.

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2. Maxwell, J. C. 2009. 雙贏領導101。智庫文化。(蔡壁如 譯).
3. Maxwell, J. C. 2009.成為有影響力的人。基石出版社。(吳蔓玲 譯)

1. Urban, H. 2015. The 20 Gifts You Need Most in Life: A character inspirational book for young students and adults. Cosmic Light Holistic Care Organization. (Translated by Liu Rujing)
2. Maxwell, J. C. 2009. Win-Win Leadership 101. Think tank culture. (Translated by Cai Biru).
3. Maxwell, J. C. 2009. Becoming an Influencer. Cornerstone Press. (Translated by Wu Manling)