Goal Setting for 2026: Turn Vision into Action

This lecture previews what is ahead in section 2 of the course.

This lecture looks at two related concepts - the hedgehog concept and the Japanese concept of ikigai.  Understanding these two concepts can help us determine our life's purpose.  The two external resources listed will also help you deepen your understanding of these concepts.

This lecture looks at the importance of creating a compelling vision for your life.  A captivating vision combined with clarity on your life's purpose will lead to compelling goals. 

This lecture reviews what we have covered in section two of the course.

This lecture introduces what is coming up in section three of the course - goal setting and identifying your top goals.

This lecture describes 4 different types of goal - input, output, outcome and learning goals.  The lecture also explains why all four types of goals are important. 

This lecture gives an overview of the findings of key research studies into goal setting.

This lecture looks at how to make our goals more effective.

This lecture discusses the need to select out of all the goals/dreams you have identified not more than three long term goals for your life to work on at any time.

This lecture looks at the disadvantages of goal setting because surprisingly goal setting does have pitfalls as well as advantages.  It is important to be aware of these pitfalls so that you can avoid them. 

In this lecture we review what we have covered in section three of the course.

This lecture introduces what we will cover in section 4 of the course.

Procrastination is a thief of time.  In this lecture we look at ten strategies to conquer procrastination - part 1.

Procrastination is a thief of time.  In this lecture we look at ten strategies to conquer procrastination - part 2.

Action is important but so is reflection.  On a regular basis we need to pause and reflect on our progress and learn from our experiences.  This lecture looks at systematic reflection using an After Action Review. 

In this lecture we look back at what we have covered in section 4 of the course.

This lecture introduces section 5, the last section of the course.

This lecture looks back on what we have covered in the whole course.

A mix of additional interesting resources to check out on goal setting, life's purpose, careers etc.  The resources here may help you to further refine your goals or even develop new ones. 

Congratulations and well done on completing this course!  Many students sign up for this course but unfortunately many never complete it.  Completing the course puts you ahead of the posse and demonstrates your commitment to achieving your goals.  This lecture congratulates you for completing the whole course and getting clear on your life's purpose, vision and goals.