Goal Setting: The Science of Success OfCourse
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  • Duration: Flexible

Course details

2 hours of videos, and many activities along the way, to help you learn and practice setting goals.
  • Set yourself on the path to success in all areas of your life, and discover how to follow through on your targets!
  • Powerful advice supported by research in positive psychology.
  • Tips on everything from discovering your core values, identifying obstacles to your goals, and setting goals you can commit to!… 

Find out the best ways to set and achieve your goals, as proven by psychological research! This course uses the science of goal setting to help you to form manageable targets, and teaches you helpful tricks to ensure your goals translate into success!

Manuel Kraus is an expert in positive psychology who is interested in how we experience meaning in life, as well as how we can change negative mindsets and increase our success. He set up the Good Life Foundation, which uses workshops, seminars and online courses to spread the exciting findings in this field and help people live more fulfilled, successful lives.

In this course, Manuel gives you important practical advice to use when setting goals in your life. You will learn the key elements of what makes a good goal and why SMART goals aren’t good enough. You’ll find out how to create successful short and long-term goals, and discover the benefits of making your goals public. You’ll also learn even more tricks to help you stay on track!

Hello and Welcome!
  • Intro
  • Say hi to your fellow students!
  • Share your new course with your friends!
  • What You Can Expect From This Course
  • Course Overview - Handout
Goal-Setting Basics
  • Goals and Performance
  • Handout - What Goals Have You Reached In Your Past?
  • Activity - Goals and Performance
  • Goals and Happiness
  • Handout - What Goals Have Provided-You With The Most Happiness?
  • Activity: Goals and Happiness
What Good Goals Look Like
  • Approach-Orientation
  • Handout - What Are The Approach Oriented Goals In Your Life?
  • Activity - Approach-Orientation
  • Self-Concordance
  • Handout - What Could You Not Live Without?
  • Activity: Self-Concordance
  • Performance-Focus
  • Handout - Did You Set Learning Or Performance Goals In School?
  • Activity: Performance-Focus
Finding the Right Goals
  • The Goal Hierarchy
  • Your True Self
  • Handout - Your True Self
  • Core Values
  • Handout - List of Values
  • The Wheel of Life
  • Handout - The Wheel of Life
How to Define Long-Term Goals
  • Mission in Life
  • Personal Mission Statement
  • Handout - Mission Statement Examples
  • Handout - Personal Mission In Life
  • Activity: Personal Mission Statement
  • Life Goals
  • Handout - What Would You Do If Money Didn't Exist?
  • Activity: What If?
How to Define Short-Term Goals
  • SMART
  • Beyond SMART I - Locke's 5 Principles
  • Beyond SMART II - 3 Additional Principles
  • Quick Check-In
Mapping Goal Success 1
  • Handout - Goal Setting Worksheet
  • Setting Up a Specific Action Plan
  • Identifying Obstacles
  • Identifying Resources
  • How Committed Are You?
  • Handout - Goal Commitment Scale
Mapping Goal Success 2
  • Accountability - Making it Public
  • Board of Success
  • Handout - Board of Success
  • Get Primed!
  • Feedback
  • Implementation Intentions (If-Then)
  • Handout - Examples of Possible If-Then Plans
Conclusion: Start Doing!
  • Thank You and some Last Words
  • Goal Setting Checklist
  • Apps To Help With Goal Setting
Quiz
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
Updated on 14 October, 2018

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