Organize: Create Order in your Inner and Outer World
Realize: From To-Do Lists to Life Long Goals and Back
Systematize: Define, Align and Refine 10 Facets of Your Life
All courses are firmly grounded in organizational psychology, theology and the very best philosophical thought from around the world. You'll meet interesting people that are working on the same things as you.Sign up now.
As an Urban Nomad I live and work without a permanent home. As a
professional actress, I move all over the country to perform in various
musicals. As a certified life coach with degrees in Lutheran theology
and organizational psychology, I see life lessons in all of my
adventures. My sense of stability comes from strong connections to
people and deep commitments to goals. My personal mission is to ignite
the experience of discovery in myself and those around me. I believe in
the highest quality while working within your resources. I believe in
being prepared for unexpected opportunities. I believe in perseverance
on the road to overnight success.
"Realize: From To-Do Lists to Life Long Goals and Back" Online Interactive eCourse
"Before I took this eCourse I used to fall into bad patterns by thinking, 'I can't do anything, I never follow through, etc.' By doing the daily assignments in this eCourse, I discovered that I had formed a habit without realizing it. I planned for it in all circumstances so that I was intentional about it and the day I didn't do it I didn't feel right. All of a sudden I have healthy new habits! Now it has gotten me excited for the next goal!" - Stacey, Teacher and Learner
Welcome! "Realize" is one course in a series of Interactive eCourses along with "Personalize" and "Organize." Jump right in and start with whatever course you need at the moment!
Realize is based on the latest scientific research about setting and achieving goals. Learn the difference between different types of goals, the way you respond to various challenges to your goals, and the best ways to overcome challenges and reach your life long goals. By the end of the course, you will have your own personalized plan for setting and reaching future goals.
Week 1: Create exciting lists of your future achievements for different areas of your life. Week 2: Choose a short term goal and create a plan. Week 3: Take action on your plan in a few easy steps. Week 4: Evaluate, Celebrate and Plan for the next goal.
"Realize" is best for: Someone who understands themselves and wants to learn how to make a positive impact on their own life and the lives of the people around them by setting and achieving lifelong goals. "Now that I've taken this eCourse, I definitely feel more motivated than overwhelmed about my goals. I think I need to write some of your comments on my forearm, Dawn, so that I'm constantly reminded of how to think about my goals!" Andrea, Actress
After you register and pay for the course, you will be given access to a private blog, where a new post arrives every day at 6:00 am, six days a week for four weeks. You can log in at any time each day to do your assignment. Simply read the new content, complete the activity and add your answer to the comments on the blog. Before long, you will get to know the others in your e-course and want to comment on what they write, which starts an enriching conversation.
Here's one session of the e-course.
Begin With the End In Mind
In the book "Creating Your Best Life: The Ultimate Life List
Guide", Caroline Adams Miller, MAPP and Dr. Michael B. Frisch write:
"Findings
from thirty years of research on life satisfaction show that
happiness requires having clear-cut goals in life that give us a
sense of purpose and direction. When we make progress toward satisfying
our most cherished needs, goals and wishes in the sixteen areas of
life that contribute to contentment, we create well-being. Our
research also shows that when we make progress toward attaining goals
in one area of life, we raise our overall life satisfaction in other
areas because of the potent "spillover" effect." - 10
Throughout
this course, we'll go into the research, the basis of happiness, and
how to set achievable goals. For now, let's start with the end in mind.
What do you most want to be known for when you die? In the comments
below, write yourself a short obituary. Tell about your greatest
achievements, who you loved and who loved you, how you made a
difference, and/or where you found meaning. Dream big about these next
decades of your life, and write it as if it already happened.
This is a celebration of your life, and of the fact that you have been alive.
"A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote
all his energy and talents to getting there. With enough effort, he may
achieve it. Or he may find something that is even more rewarding. But
in the end, no matter what the outcome, he will know he has been alive."
- Walt Disney
Even as you write an obituary, my goal for you this month is that each of you knows that you have been alive. Really alive.
Register now for Realize: From To-Do Lists to Life Long Goals and Back.
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