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Some preparatory steps before we launch into setting your goals
1. Re-read the ‘Managing Expectations’ section in Lecture 1 - What is happiness?

2. Complete the ‘How happy are you?’ test at the end of Lecture 2 - Steps to Happiness.
This is the starting point where you will clarify how happy or unhappy you are in the key
areas of your life.

3. Face the truths about yourself, take the Authenticity analysis test in Lecture 3 The Real You
4. Clarify where your life is presently out of balance regarding your essential Human Needs by
completing the ’Wheel of Life’ in Lecture 4.

5. Complete the exercise in Lecture 5 - How did I get here? providing clarity regarding
whether the events, choices and people who have influenced your life are still serving you.

6. Revisit lecture 6 to determine if the beliefs that underpin your emotions and actions are still
valid and current, or are now redundant and obstructing your progress.
7. Identify your core values in the values identification exercise in lecture 7. This is essential to
setting meaningful goals going forward. Goals not based upon your core values will not
deliver the sustainable increased happiness you are seeking.
8. Conduct your own self analysis of current levels of self esteem by completing the ‘How
healthy is your self-esteem?’ exercise at the end of lecture 8 - Know Thyself.
9. Use the Perception Cycle process in lecture 9 to change your thoughts to change your
outcomes for the better.

10. Just for fun.. Try the Exercise in emotional expression in lecture 10—Emotions and Feelings
Become more aware of the effects certain emotions have upon your moods and state of
happiness. Learn to choose the emotions you want to experience and avoid.

11. Practice the exercise in lecture 13 The Power of Energy - identify the change you require,
in relaxation identify why a behaviour is positive or negative. Use your creative imagination
to take responsibility for making the changes.

12. Revisit Lecture 16 The Power of Appreciation - apply your own examples to see how
enhancing your appreciative traits can transform your moods and state of happiness.

Taking each of these preparatory steps will better equip you for the exciting process of setting
your goals for the future.
Essentially, having goals helps you determine where you started, where you are now, and how
much further you need to go. In this manner, your goal setting can serve as milestones and
benchmarks that help you determine how well you're progressing towards your most important
goals

There is a lot of information and guidance included in this session which may seem a lot to take
in. However, having travelled this far in the course, it’s important to agree to progress to this most
important of stages, where you will take everything you have digested to perform the most vital
part of the process.
If you were only given five minutes to hear the most important thought and piece of advice
about becoming happier and more successful, that advice should be:
“Write down your goals. Make plans to achieve them. Work on your plans every day.”