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The Conative Connection by Kathy Kolbe

Conation: the most important word you've never heard of.

Conation is at the heart of the Kolbe Concept. It is one of the three parts of the mind, equal in importance to cognition (thinking) and affect (personality). Defined as action derived from instinct, purposeful striving, or volition, the term has fallen out of common parlance partly because of modern psychology's focus on these two other mental dimensions. Read More


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