Trajectory Towards a Good Life

Top arrow points up and to the right with the words “trajectory towards life outcomes” on it. Arrow points to a blue cloud bubble with words of things a person wants – friends, family, money, job, home, faith, vacation, health, and choice. The bottom arrow points down and to the right with the words “trajectory towards things unwanted”. Arrow points to a gray cloud bubble with the words “vision of What I don’t want” and question marks.

The vision for a Good Life is a foundational tool. This includes an upward trajectory towards positive life outcomes and a downward trajectory towards things that are unwanted.

While most people would start with the upward trajectory, a good place to start might actually be by identifying what a person does not want. Starting with what a person does not want could lead to thinking about what you do want. Having a vision for a good life will easily lead to a conversation about why employment is so critical to that vision as many items will cost money.

As a reminder, all of these tools are free on the Life Course Tools website.