Do more of what you love and set better goals

Do you get up in the morning excited about the day?

Having a goal and a direction in life is fundamental to psychological well-being; having goals that enable us to develop our strengths is even better. We have seen in the last chapter that being engaged and challenged in life is essential to well-being. This chapter is going to focus on what you need in order to start setting great goals and doing more things that are congruent with who you are. We’ll look again at positive emotion and how it is key to much more than just feeling good (the fuel in the tank that generates interest, motivation and engagement) and how this can be used to build ...

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