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.

By:

Ehrlich, Christian [author.]

Contributor(s):

Milston, Sashenka [author.]

Publisher: New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022Description: vii, 69 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781032002309

Subject(s):

Additional physical formats: Online version:: Happiness through goal settingDDC classification:

23 158 Eh89 2022

LOC classification:

BF503 .E417 2022

Contents:

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

Summary: "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.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	College Library General Circulation Section	GC	GC 158 Eh89 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	HNU005244

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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