Happiness
What is happiness? How do we as a people define what makes us
happy. More often than not when asked
this question we think of money, a new car, a bigger house, etc. But we forget that these are transient things
and do not truly impact on what touches our hearts and brings out true happiness. Based on information from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the UK ranks in the ninth place (together with
Venezuela) in the happiness
stakes. It seems that happiness is
not all about material wealth and living with all mod cons – the people of the
Philippines rank higher than the people of the United States! Read on to learn more about happiness in the
UK and find out how you fare in the happiness stakes. We try to define what it is that makes us
happy – how to achieve it and how to avoid the pitfalls of false happiness.
Implementing goals - Dealing with Obstacles
In an earlier article we talked about how to establish your core fundamental life goals. That, in itself, is an energising exercise because having a clear idea of where you are going can certainly bring energy and vitality to your life. The next stage is where the “rubber hits the road” so let’s discuss how we start turning that emotional energy into practical energy and physically doing things to achieve our goals.
The 3 questions that get you to identify your life goals
In our previous article “How to create goals that transform your
life” we looked at the importance of writing down the goals that you
chose to help guide your life. Getting these things down on paper is perhaps
one of the most important steps you can take in any goal setting process but it
can be tough to decide exactly what is important to you.
There are a couple of useful ideas that you can put to work when it comes to formulating your goals. The first one was developed by the “father” of life planning, George Kinder, and asks you to be very specific, and to think in incremental “milestone” stages.
The Kinder method focuses on just three powerful questions which help to shape your thinking about just what it is you want and need from your life.
How to create goals that transform your life
In a previous article we stressed how vital it was to create goals for your life. By this we meant real goals, the kind that motivate you and push you along life’s path, even when things get tough.
The trouble is, it is not enough just to know that you have to develop goals. Too many people write out a few goals that are perhaps attractive, perhaps meaningful. However, it is another thing entirely to write goals that help to give your life meaning. This article will show you how to do just this. But before we get into the nitty gritty of how to locate those all important, life changing goals, let’s differentiate between fantasy and goals.