Happiness Through Goal Setting: A Practical Guide to Reflect on and Change the Reasons Why You Pursue Your Most Important Goals in Life

This book provides a practical guide to reflection on the most important goals in life, using the goal-striving reasons framework to illustrate the essential positive and negative ingredients: pleasure, altruism, self-esteem, and necessity. It is designed for readers to change their reasons for pursuing goals and achieve happiness.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 78 pages
Publication date: 08 July 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

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. Human resources 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.

This book is an evidence-based, practical guide to reflection on the most important goals in life. It provides a unique framework and thought-provoking exercises to modify personal and professional goals to increase happiness. The author explains that why we pursue our most important goals in life is an important question, and the answer we give ourselves greatly influences our happiness. The book presents the goal-striving reasons framework to illustrate the essential positive and negative ingredients: pleasure, altruism, self-esteem, and necessity.

The author explains that pleasure is the most basic and immediate reason for pursuing goals, and it is driven by the desire for physical and emotional satisfaction. Altruism is the desire to help others and make a positive impact on the world, and it is driven by the belief that we are all connected and that our actions can have a meaningful impact on others. Self-esteem is the belief in our own worth and value, and it is driven by the desire to feel good about ourselves and achieve our goals. Necessity is the need to fulfill our basic needs and survive, and it is driven by the fear of suffering and the desire to avoid pain.

The author then provides practical exercises to help readers change their reasons for pursuing goals and achieve the ultimate aim of becoming happier in life. These exercises include identifying the negative ingredients in current goals, developing new goals that are more aligned with positive ingredients, and practicing mindfulness and self-awareness to increase happiness.

The book is written in a clear and accessible style, and it is suitable for readers of all ages and backgrounds. It is an essential resource for anyone who wants to improve their happiness and achieve their most important goals in life.

In conclusion, this book provides a valuable and practical guide to reflection on the most important goals in life. It presents the goal-striving reasons framework to illustrate the essential positive and negative ingredients: pleasure, altruism, self-esteem, and necessity. 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. Whether you are a human resources professional, a mindfulness practitioner, a coach, a mentor, or a higher education staff, this book is an essential resource for improving your happiness and achieving your most important goals.

Weight: 130g
Dimension: 152 x 229 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032002309