Table of Contents
To Begin With 1
Why the Long Face? 5
General Unhappiness 5
Cause Number 1 Lousy Work/Life Balance 7
Cause Number 2 Lack of Control 13
Cause Number 3 External Forces 16
Doing Something About It 22
Making Time to be Happy 24
Boxing Day 24
The Principles of Boxing Day 27
Managing Your Time 35
Finding the Right Diary for You 40
Action Points 42
How to Use Your Diary 44
Potential Boxing Day Problems 49
Advanced Boxing Day - Extra Tips! 66
Doing Those Things You Always Wanted to Do 72
The Bucket List 72
Creating a 'Live Life Now' List 75
Deciding What's On the List 78
Categorising Your Now List 80
Making Your Now List 'Happen' 85
Now List Day 87
The Trophy Board 90
Taking the Trophy Board One Step Further 95
Potential Now List Problems 101
Feeling Happier? 106
Pointing Your Life in a Better Direction 107
What Do You Want? 107
The Power of Focus 109
Focusing on the Wrong Things 114
Focusing on Nothing 117
Making a Wish List 122
The Power of Three 133
Use the Power of Focus 137
Potential Wish List Problems 140
Making Life What You Want 148
You Can Change Your Life 148
Turning Wishes into Goals 150
Step 1 Getting Personal 152
Step 2 Being in the Moment 154
Resistance Is Futile 156
Step 3 Making Them Measurable 157
Step 4 Setting a Deadline 161
Step 5 Penalties! 164
Step 6 Rewards! 166
Making Your Goals 'Happen' 169
Goals Day 170
Rules of Goals Day 172
Determining Your Next Action 174
Goal Minutes 177
Finding Yourself a Goals Partner 188
The Day of Reckoning 191
Resetting Your Goals 196
Potential Goal Problems 200
Final 'Wish List and Goal' Thoughts 207
Putting it All Together 208
The End Is Nigh 208
What Do You Want? 209
Focus and Evidence 211
Making It All Happen! 212
Arranging Your Diary 213
Living by Your Diary 215
Advanced Diary Tips - Other 'Days' 216
A Day in the Life of You 221
You Still Here? 225
Final Remarks 225
If You've Enjoyed This Book 227
Acknowledgements 229
About the Author 231