One of my favorite podcasts is a lecture series from Canadian TV Ontario entitled "Big Ideas", which offers the only ongoing series of academic lectures available on TV in North America.
Sometimes the topics can be a bit "dull and boring"... even for me!
At other times, however, the subject matter is just spectacular!
I've just finished listening to one such fantastic lecture entitled "Goals & Needs" (Best Lecturer Competition Week 4), by Professor Marc Fournier, University of Toronto at Scarborough, which lays out research-based evidence on what can make us truly happy.
You'll find Marc Fournier's lecture under "Professors 2007", 8th down on the list...
What the students say:
"Upon attending the first lecture with Professor Fournier, I was immediately drawn to his style of lecturing. The man refuses to STAND STILL!"
"He is definitely an inspiration, and a positive influence in my life."
One of the Members on my Management web page coincidentally just asked me to discuss the topic of goals and happiness!
You'll have to listen to the lecture to get the whole story, but the short answer is that intrinsic goals, based upon 3 universal needs of all humans, no matter where or in what country they might be located, work best of all.
Each and every human needs to be..
- Choiceful - exhibiting autonomy
- Capable - exhibiting competence, and
- Connected - exhibiting a relationship with others
Goals which address each of these 3 needs work best of all!
I really can't do this program justice with short excerpts, so you'll have to view the video or listen to the audio of the lecture yourself.
Not to be missed!
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