Creating Your Best Life: The Ultimate Life List Guide
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- Author：Caroline Adams Miller MAPP
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Summary
Now this “classic in goal setting” （Mehmet C。 Oz， MD） is back， reissued with a new introduction， a new cover， and a fresh new interior design！ For the first time， the science of positive psychology meets the science of goal accomplishment！ Comprehensive and evidence-based， Creating Your Best Life breaks new ground in revealing how happiness and success are interconnected。 With dozens of interactive exercises and quizzes， it helps readers identify their most cherished needs， ambitions， and wishes so they can take control of their environment and maximize their chances of success。 The authors’ unique “life list coaching” explains， step by step， how to set goals in 16 key areas—including love relationships， family， health， work， self-esteem， friendship， money， problem-solving， and creativity—that inspire people to live their lives more consciously， productively， and joyfully。
Editor Reviews
Praise for Creating Your Best Life “A classic in goal setting。” —Mehmet C。 Oz， MD “Caroline Miller brings together positive psychology research and hands-on exercises into a unique mix， a manual for defining one’s life goals and making strides toward achieving them。" —Deepak Chopra “This powerful book brings together the latest scientific research on goal setting and well-being and presents it in an engaging way anyone can follow to create a better life。”—James Pawelski， PhD， Director of Education and Senior Scholar， Positive Psychology Center， University of Pennsylvania
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Mokshi Koul
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It is an interesting one
Lesley Macdonald
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A good and helpful book， but only if you are willing to put in the time to do the exercises。 Read it with a group of friends （definitely recommend！） but was only to give it about 50% effort。 I will go back to it at some point。 Somewhat geared to people at an earlier stage of life - say in their 30s。
Melissa
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Some useful advice here。
Shannon
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I picked up this book as a recommendation from and follow-up to Martin Seligmans book， Flourish。 Creating Your Best Life takes research from positive psychology and makes it readable and applicable。 There are great worksheets in the back to encourage self-exploration and goal-setting。 I picked up this book as a recommendation from and follow-up to Martin Seligman’s book， Flourish。 Creating Your Best Life takes research from positive psychology and makes it readable and applicable。 There are great worksheets in the back to encourage self-exploration and goal-setting。 。。。more
Anna Reel
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You can read my review here: https://www。thereelanna。com/my-2018-r。。。
Lela
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Excellent book on "planning" your life！ I really like this author & look forward to more books from her。 A lot of hard work went into this book by both authors。
Hayley
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Started a little naf but the second half of the book is so much better。 There are some really valuable， practical systems and tools for any individual or coach who wants to fool-proof their goal setting and accomplishment tactics。 Well worth a read of you can gloss over the occasional wishy washy happiness spiel。
Marlowe
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I find that there's a certain way to read self help books - skimming， and with a great big grain of salt。 And this book is no exception。Like so many of the genre， Creating Your Best Life throws out many facts to sell itself as The Answer， but without a whole lot of backing。 So in between some interesting life advice， we get a section on how millenials lack self-control。 But， in the middle of that， there is some interesting advice。 I would have apprecated a little more hand holding in writing I find that there's a certain way to read self help books - skimming， and with a great big grain of salt。 And this book is no exception。Like so many of the genre， Creating Your Best Life throws out many facts to sell itself as The Answer， but without a whole lot of backing。 So in between some interesting life advice， we get a section on how millenials lack self-control。 But， in the middle of that， there is some interesting advice。 I would have apprecated a little more hand holding in writing goals that aren't about travel or sports。In any case， it's a quick read that may or may not have some helpful tips。 It's worth checking out from the library。 。。。more
Michelle Powers
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This was a book group selection- at first I thought， Fun- make lists。 Im a list maker。 As I started the book though I hated it。 The chapters themselves were good， but at the end was a list of tasks to do- watch a movie， do a worksheet， and make a list。 Too much work！ However， because I am a solid book group member， I persevered。 I came to find that this book would be very useful for someone who felt they werent getting what they wanted out of life。 Who was thinking of all the things they hadnt This was a book group selection- at first I thought， “Fun- make lists。 I’m a list maker。” As I started the book though I hated it。 The chapters themselves were good， but at the end was a list of tasks to do- watch a movie， do a worksheet， and make a list。 Too much work！ However， because I am a solid book group member， I persevered。 I came to find that this book would be very useful for someone who felt they weren’t getting what they wanted out of life。 Who was thinking of all the things they hadn’t done。 The author mixed scientific studies of positive psychology （psychology of happiness） with anecdotal stories。 I started to like it on behalf of other people。 Then I got to the house exercise！ The house exercise gave about 12 different values: family， friends， money， spirituality， etc。 The exercise was to take these values and build house。 The first floor was those values that were most important to you。 The second the things that were not as important， but still important， and up and up until you got to the very top of the house of things totally unimportant to you。 I really found this to be a fun self-reflective exercise。 When done， it was interesting to look at my house and consider if I’m really putting in effort in the areas that I think/say are the most important to me。 The book discusses why we get stuck or stop pursuing a goal， how we can sabotage ourselves， how to determine if the goal is something we really want， and how to know when it’s time to let go of a goal-which I thought really added integrity to the book。 This is not a book that will tell you do something just because you want to do it， but will really have you thinking about the things you want and considering why you aren’t pursuing them， and if you should be。 In the end， I still did not do most of the tasks （I only did the house and the grit survey- I'm grittier than average）， do the worksheets， or write the lists but still felt this book offered a lot of interesting ideas。 。。。more
Carly Babcock
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This book changed my life。
Jill Myers
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Awesome book！ It is chock full of information and scientific techniques to help you realize goals。 I have been looking for a book that is based on scientific studies related to goal accomplishment rather then the more esoteric， i。e。 "The Secret"。
Mia Elizardi
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I thought this book was excellent！ I read it slowly so that I could go through and try to respond and interact with the prompts as I read along-at least with the ones that interested me。 It was slightly redundant as I read through the whole book， but all excellent information that all sparked a lot of reflection and introspection。 Well done-I recommend it。
Amanda Gray
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I skimmed most of the book。 It has a lot of facts， but if you are pretty confident in your life。 It really isn't for you。
Rachel
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I skimmed the front sections of this book。 It had some good tidbits and takeaways。 I found some of the examples long and not relevant to my goals。 The exercises in the back of the book are very useful for anyone looking for prompts or help brainstorming towards how to reach success achieving your goals。
Mickey
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I have been on a positive psychology kick lately， but I feel like I am entering that stage of diminishing returns。 It might be time to lay off the self help books for me。 The ironic thing is how addictive self improvement can be in the planning stages。 It's energizing to get a book about creating your best life or buying that program that will give you a six pack， but the possession of such books or programs does nothing to achieving those goals unless you actually take the time to apply them。 I have been on a positive psychology kick lately， but I feel like I am entering that stage of diminishing returns。 It might be time to lay off the self help books for me。 The ironic thing is how addictive self improvement can be in the planning stages。 It's energizing to get a book about creating your best life or buying that program that will give you a six pack， but the possession of such books or programs does nothing to achieving those goals unless you actually take the time to apply them。 The application part is the dirty work。 This is a good book for people who are natural list makers and planners。 It's well organized and follows a logical progression。 The part I learned most about was the chapter on primes， so this was a helpful book for me。 It might be less inspirational than many other books and may actually encourage a prolonged planning state in people who are prone to that， but it has compiled much relevant research for those that need that foundation。 This is a great book for the end of the year when you are casting about for New Year's resolutions。 。。。more
Jenny
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Too Christian and too American for me。 I mostly skimmed it。。。to be fair， I was looking for something in this book that it did not contain。 I hoped it might address what happens when you achieve all your goals and pat yourself on the back。。。。what's next？ People don't appear to write books or chapters in books about this。 However， Google was helpful in finding articles written on this topic， so I'm good now。
Christine Talat
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كتاب استغرق منى وقت طويل الكتاب لا يعطى حلول فقط يطلب منك كتابة قوائم مع بعض الامثلة من حياة البشر والنصائح فى النهاية تجد نفسك أمام تغيير ذاتى لقناعاتك وأفكارك عن الاشخاص والعمل والوقت
Kristen
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This book was fantastic！ It really hits the nail on the head in terms of positive psychology and making your life more meaningful。 I highly recommend it！
Chris
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Forces an extremely positive and forward reaching process。 Simple， fun and revealing set of theories， forms， tools and such。
Lucille Zimmerman
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Lots of great research。 Lots of great stories。 I guess I've read so many books on happiness and positive psychology， I didn't learn anything earth shattering。 However， for a person new to this field， it's excellent。
Mallory
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Life changing！
Dave Hood
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The best book i've read on setting goals/creating a life list。
Ashley Johnson
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I really liked this book and it was a great conversational piece since I read it with a friend。 It had some really useful tips for creating a life list。
Jane Morgan
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Brings together a lot of good research on motivation， goal setting and life values into a practical and readable handbook。
Hassan
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have a fun， it's an extraordinary book to read。
Teri Temme
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Awesome book to read at the end of the year （pure coincidence）。 Great goal setting information and action plans to create your best life。 Highly recommended。 Definitely gave me new ways to think about how I am creating what I want （or don't want）！
Lisa Sipe
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This is the second time I've read this book， probably not the last。 It is exactly the type of non-fiction I enjoy。 Each insight is backed by scientific evidence and anecdotes then matched with suggestions for incorporating the findings into your own life to your benefit。 Regardless of how good your life is， this book can offer ideas to make it better。
Kallasandra
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One of the best goals related books I have read。 Easy exercises and lots of thought provoking ideas。 Simply my favorite and my go to book when talking about goals to friends。
Dania Bahssas
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Great book。。。。BEST word in the book "write what you want & it will happen" :）
Regina
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