Setting goals for life and happiness.

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Youth Life Satisfaction: A Review of the Literature (2009, background): “7.2 Goals and Motivation According to Locke (2002), goal-directed action is the means by which we fulfil needs and attain happiness through the various processes of value application, value pursuit, and value achievement.”
Life satisfaction among European American, African American, Chinese American, Mexican American, and Dominican American adolescents (2004, background): “According to goal-setting theory, being planful and persistent not only increase the likelihood of goal attainment but also feelings of satisfaction resulting from such attainment (Locke, 2001).”
Approach and Avoidance Goals and Plans: Their Relationship to Anxiety and Depression (2004, background): “However, Locke (2002) contends that specific goals regulate action more reliably than do vague goals.”
Thriving With Social Purpose: An Integrative Approach to the Development of Optimal Human Functioning (2007, background): “…for scholars and professionals seeking useful ways to understand and promote the development of optimal functioning in children and adults (e.g., Csikszentmihalyi, Abuhamdeh, & Nakamura, 2005; Dweck, 2006; Ekman, 2003; Locke, 2002; Maddux, 2002; Vansteenkiste, Lens, & Deci, 2006; Weiner, 2005).”