CP²R

Consciously do what you can do well and want to do in ways that positively impact yourself and others

Description

CP²R is a reflective framework for consciously doing what you can do well and want to do in ways that positively impact yourself and others. It interprets how a person, organization, or other entity may be fit for a role or initiative through domains of Capacity, Passion, Relevance, and Presence. CP2R suggests that if a person has the Capacity for a role, a Passion for the role, an ability to maintain a state of Presence in the role, and their participation in the role has Relevance, then they are considered to be fit for the role and, thus, are more likely to achieve success in the role.

Capacity Domain

Capacity represents an ability to do something well. There are four subdomains within the domain of Capacity. The subdomains, which are informed by four of Hettler’s (1976) dimensions of wellness, include Intellectual, Emotional, Social, and Physical. Intellectual Capacity represents mental knowledge, skills, vocabulary, analytical reasoning, problem solving, critical thinking, learning, and other manifestations associated with mental abilities. Emotional Capacity represents a positive outlook, awareness and acceptance of feelings, and expression and management of feelings. This can also include one’s ability to navigate feelings of stress and uncertainty. Social Capacity represents interdependence between others, communication, and relationship building. Physical Capacity represents bodily strength, flexibility, endurance, and health. Guiding questions in this domain may include:

Intellectual Subdomain

Social Subdomain

Emotional Subdomain

Physical Subdomain

Passion

Passion represents acting on something that a person cares deeply about. There are four subdomains within the domain of Passion: Like, Importance, Time, Energy. The subdomains are informed by Vallerand et al.’s (2003) work, which explains passion in terms of doing something a person likes, finds important, spends time on, and puts energy into. Guiding questions in this domain may include:

Relevance

Relevance represents the impact of taking action on something. There are four subdomains within the domain of Relevance. The subdomains, which are informed by Bronfenbrenner’s (2005) bioecological theory, include Self, Family, Peer, and Community. Self represents a person's essential being. Family represents a person's relatives. Peers represent people with a similar set of given demographic characteristics [e.g., age, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, group affiliation, region, occupation, education, socio-economic level, sexual orientation, family status]). Community represents a geographic group or choice-based group involving face-to-face or virtual interactions who shares common activities and/or beliefs. Guiding questions in this domain may include:

Self Subdomain

Family, Peers, and Community Subdomains

Presence

Presence represents pure consciousness, which is described by Tolle (1999) as “consciousness becoming conscious of itself, or life attaining self-consciousness” (p. 98). There are four subdomains within the domain of Presence. They are informed by Kabat-Zinn’s (1994) definition of mindfulness and Feldman et al.’s (2004) corresponding measure, which align with Tolle’s interpretation of presence. The subdomains include Attention, Present Focus, Awareness, and Acceptance. Other concepts, such as contemplation and mindfulness, point toward an essence similar to Presence. Rohr (2009) described contemplation as “keeping your heart and mind spaces open long enough for the mind to see other hidden material” (pp. 33-34). Kabat-Zinn (1994) defined mindfulness as “paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally” (p. 4). He referred to it simply as “the art of conscious living” (p. 6). Other scholars have explained mindfulness in comparable terms. For example, Brown and Ryan (2003) defined it as “present awareness and attention” (p. 844). Walach et al. (2006) suggested it is “an alert mode of perceiving all mental contents—perceptions, sensations, cognitions, affects” (p. 1543). Langer and Moldoveanu (2000) described it as “a heightened state of involvement and wakefulness or being in the present” (p. 2). Guiding questions in this domain may include:

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