University of Colorado Boulder - Thriving 101: Designing a Fulfilling Life & Career
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Thriving 101: Designing a Fulfilling Life & Career at Coursera Overview
Duration | 25 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Thriving 101: Designing a Fulfilling Life & Career at Coursera Highlights
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- 8 assignments
Thriving 101: Designing a Fulfilling Life & Career at Coursera Course details
- What you'll learn
- Define what it means to be flourishing in life and describe the benefits of doing so
- Identify the components that affect your happiness set-point and participate in exercises to enhance your happiness set-point
- Name the 5 elements of thriving and which element has the greatest impact on the rest
- Pinpoint the key aspects of career alignment and assess your own interests, strengths, and values
- Are you ready to enhance your life? Are you craving more fulfillment and less stress? Is it possibly time to make a career change? Before aimlessly and impulsively diving into changes in your life, it's a smart move to take the time to learn what the science and other experts have revealed truly leads to fulfilling lives and careers
- This course will help you design a life well-aligned with who you are, and it will empower you to confidently make meaningful changes moving forward
- You will learn about what science has demonstrated enhances one's happiness level in life
- You will also discover effective strategies to utilize when making a career choice
- In a world that is often unpredictable and chaotic, obtaining the knowledge presented in this course can help you feel much more confident designing a fulfilling life and career
Thriving 101: Designing a Fulfilling Life & Career at Coursera Curriculum
Introduction
Welcome to the Course
What is Thriving?
The Flourishing Scale
Preview of Next Week
What is Flourishing in Positive Psychology
The 5 Essential Elements of Well-Being
What Does It Mean To Thrive?
The Flourishing Scale (Self-Assessment)
The PERMA Assessment
Introduce Yourself!
Defining Thriving
Flourishing?
Know Someone Flourishing?
The Happiness Set-Point
The Happiness Set-Point and Hedonic Adaptation
Enhancing Your Happiness Set-Point.
Taking Small Steps
How to Escape the Hedonic Treadmill and be Happier
If I just Won the Lottery, Life Would Be So Much Better
Money Can’t Buy Happiness, A Neuroscientist Explains Why
It Turns Out Money May Buy Some Happiness
Video: The How of Happiness
How Much of Your Happiness is Under Your Control
Video: Wellbeing TEDx
PERMA Model
The Scientific Argument for Mastering One Thing at a Time
The Science of Habit
How to Escape the Hedonic Treadmill and Be Happier
Your Genetics
Hedonic Adaptation
Track Your Day
New Habit
The Power of Your Thoughts
Intro to Thoughts and Perceptions
Thoughts About the Past: Gratitude
Thoughts about the past: Forgiveness
Thoughts About the Future and Optimism
Why Staying Present Is Important
If You Want It You Might Get It: The RAS Explained
Video: The Monkey Business Illusion
Gratitude is Good Medicine
The Forgiveness Exercise
Psychology of Forgiveness
The Power of Forgiveness
How to Forgive Yourself
Self-Forgiveness Exercise
Optimism Assessment
How to Worry Better
Being an Optimist When The World Around You Isn't
How to Train Your Brain to Be More Optimistic
Using Learned Optimism in Your Life
Wandering Mind Is Not a Happy Mind
Video: Want to be Happier? Stay in the Moment.
15 Breathwork Benefits: The Science Behind Breathing Practices
12 Science-Based Benefits of Meditation
6 Simple Steps to Being More Mindful
What is Savoring and Why is it the key to Happiness
Video: 5 Minute Mindfulness Meditation
Video: How Mindfulness Changes the Emotional Life of our Brains
Strategies for the Mind
Take A Walk
Write a Letter
Self-Forgiveness Reflection
Explanatory Style
Let's Eat Candy
Intentional Use of Your Time
Intentional Use of Your Time
Enhancing PERMA in Your Life
Filling the 5 Bucket Areas for Thriving
Video: Solving Intention Deficit Disorder
Your Goals Depend on How You Set Your Intentions
Intention Exercise
Seligman’s PERMA+ Model Explained: A Theory of Wellbeing
Achieving a flow state: 7 ways to get in the zone
Video: What Makes a Good Life? Lessons from the Longest Study on Happiness
Do You Know the 5 Love Languages? Here's What They Are and How to Use Them
The Love Language Quiz
How and Why Finding Meaning In Life Can Improve Well-being
The Science and Psychology of Goal Setting 101
PERMA Day Exercise
The 5 Elements of Total Wellbeing That Everyone Should Invest In
PERMA Quiz
5 Elements of Wellbeing
Intention
PERMA DAY
The Power of Career Alignment
Does Anyone Like Their Job?
The Role of Your Interests, Skills, Strengths, Values, and Personality
How to Assess Your Interests, Skills, Strengths, Values, and Personality
Worldwide, 13% of Employees Are Engaged at Work
US Employee Engagement Needs a Rebound in 2023
Job Satisfaction Research
More Than Job Satisfaction
Video: The Happy Secret to Better Work
5 Reasons Loving Your Job Helps You Live Longer
3 Secrets to Happiness at Work According to Research
9 Ways to Find Your Perfect Career Match
Why Career Interests are Important
How Employees' Strengths Make Your Company Stronger
Do Your Career and Work Values Align
Finding the Purpose of Work by Creating Purpose in Your Work
What is Ikigai and How Can It Change My Life
Values Assessment (Work Values Matcher)
Interests Assessment (Holland Code Career Test)
VIA Survey of Character Strengths Assessment
Strengths Profile
Personality Assessment (16 Personalities)
Defining Career Alignment Quiz
Are You Engaged In Your Work?
Meaning in Your Work
Self-Assessment
Designing Your Career
What is Design Thinking and Why Should I Care
What are the Design Thinking Mindsets
What Are the Design Thinking Steps
What is Design Thinking: A Comprehensive Beginner's Guide
5 Ways to Build a Better Life Through Design Thinking
The Benefits of Having a Mentor
5 Steps to Design Your Career Using Design Thinking
How to Use Design Thinking to Design Your Life
How to Get the Most out of an Informational Interview
Video: 5 Steps to Designing the Life You Want
Video: Design Your Life
Video: Roadtrip Nation
The Design Thinking Process
Your Design Thinking Mindset
Your Design Process
Telling Your Story
Storytelling's Benefit to Mental Health
A Compelling Strategy to Crafting Your Story
A More Concise Way to Tell Your Story
How Storytelling is Good for Your Mental Health
Take Control of the Story You Tell About Yourself
The Two Kinds of Stories We Tell About Ourselves
The Key to Landing Your Next Job? Storytelling.
Our Stories, Ourselves
Video: "Big Fish" Trailer
Video: The Magical Science of Storytelling
Video: Change Your Perspective, Change Your Story
How to Answer "Tell Me About Yourself" in an Interview
How Quickly Do Interviewers Really Make Decisions
How to Create an Elevator Pitch
Storytelling's Effects on Mental Health
Your Triangle
Write Your TMAG
Summary and Moving Forward
Re-Cap of the Most Important Principles We've Covered
Win the Morning, Win the Day
SMART Goals for the Next Year
The Protege Effect: How You Can Learn By Teaching Others
How to Improve Your Memory According to Neuroscience
Coaching Tools 101: The Urgent Important Matrix - What and How To Use it!
Why the First Hours of Your Day Are the Most Important
The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod: Summary and Lessons
SMART Goals
How to Change: 6 Science-Based Tips and Tricks
Speaking with Katy Milkman about "How to Change"
Win the Morning, Win the Day Quiz
Teaching Thriving
Your SMART Goals
Final Reflection
Thriving 101: Designing a Fulfilling Life & Career at Coursera Admission Process
Important Dates
Other courses offered by Coursera
Student Forum
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