Happiness through goal setting : a practical guide to reflect on and change the reasons why you pursue your most important goals in life / Christian Ehrlich and Sashenka Milston.
Publisher: New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022Description: vii, 69 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781032002309
- 23 158 Eh89 2022
- BF503 .E417 2022
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. The Big Picture. Why happiness matters
Things to consider on your happiness journey, including a word of warning
Why goals matter for our happiness
Part 2. The Four Reasons. What makes for happy goals? : the goal-striving reasons framework
Self-esteem : goals that you pursue for self-esteem reasons
Pleasure : important goals that you pursue because they are enjoyable
Altruism : goals that make the world a better place
Necessity : goals that you pursue because you need to make a living
Part 3. Related Topics Around Goals. Assertiveness and assertiveness techniques
Creativity/creative solutions
"An evidence-based, practical guide to reflection on the most important goals in life, this book provides a unique framework and thought-provoking exercises to modify personal and professional goals to increase happiness. Why we pursue our most important goals in life is an important question, and the answer we give ourselves greatly influences our happiness. This book presents the goal-striving reasons framework to illustrate the essential positive and negative ingredients: pleasure, altruism, self-esteem, and necessity. This new framework and the practical exercises throughout the book will enable readers to change their reasons for pursuing goals, and achieve the ultimate aim of becoming happier in life. There are many books on happiness - no other discusses happiness specifically from a goal setting perspective. HR and mental health professionals, mindfulness practitioners, coaches, mentors, higher education staff, postgraduate students and others will benefit from the hands-on guidance in this book"-- Provided by publisher.
CAS Bachelor of Science in Psychology
In English
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