In this LinkedIn Learning course, psychologist Maja Djikic explores the dimensions of creating and achieving meaningful goals, exploring how to set goals, exercise willpower, and create lasting change.

To embark on a journey of self-improvement, you need to align your goals with your deepest desires.

We often pursue 'peripheral wants' – superficial goals, such as acquiring material possessions – that mask unfulfilled core needs like love or belonging.

However, true personal development stems from rejecting external validation and uncovering our core wants.

In this LinkedIn Learning course, psychologist Maja Djikic uncovers strategies for setting meaningful goals, managing willpower, and working with our emotions to get on a positive path.

To enact lasting change, we sometimes need to engage with emotional discomfort, reprogram negative beliefs, and integrate new, positive frameworks.