THE ROAD LESS

TRAVELLED
PRESENTED BY:
GAURAV KAMBOJ
MBA(B)
 ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Morgan Scott Peck :
23 May 1936 – 25 September 2005 was
an American psychiatrist and best-
selling author, best known for his first
book, THE ROAD LESS
TRAVELLED, published in 1978.
 WILL

• DESIRE TO GENERTATE ACTION

• IT REQURIES COORDINATION
BETWEEN THE MIND & THE HEART.

.
 DISCIPILNE

• IT IS A BASIC TOOL TO SOLVE

LIFE’S PROBLEMS.

• IT HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO

FOUR MAJOR PARTS, THEY ARE
AS FOLLOWS:
 DISCIPILNE

DISCIPILNE

ACCEPTANCE DEDICATION
DELAYING
OF TO BALANCING
GRATIFICATION
RESPONSIBILTY TRUTH
 DELAYING
GRATIFICATION:
• SACRIFICING PRESENT FOR FUTURE
GAINS.
• ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR IT IS THE
ONLY DECENT WAY TO LIVE.
FOR EG:
"I will do today what others will not do so that
I may have tomorrow what others will not
have."
 ACCEPTANCE OF
RESPONSIBILTY
• ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILTY FOR ONE’S
OWN DECISION.
• TAKING RESPONSIBILTY FOR OUR
PROBLEMS IS PERHAPS THE MOST
DIFFICULT.
• NEUROSIS & CHARACTER-DISORDER
ARE THE TWO DISORDERS OF
RESPONSIBILTY.
DEDICATION TO TRUTH
• We all have a certain WORLDVIEW that
must be constantly updated and revised as
we find ourselves exposed to new data.

• If our viewpoint is narrow, misleading

and outdated, then we will be lost.
 BALANCING
• TECHNIQUE OF FLEXIBILTY.

• Extraordinary flexibility is a must for

successful living

• These interrelated techniques of

discipline are paramount if we are to cope
with the tribulations of life.
 LOVE
• Love is primarily actions LOVE IS NOT A
FEELING ITS AN ACTIVITY AND
INVESTMENT

• He defines love as, "The will to extend one's

self for the purpose of nurturing one's own or
another's spiritual growth" towards nurturing
the spiritual growth of another.
THANK YOU