Do you get up in the morning excited about the day? Having a goal and a direction in life is fundamental to psycho- logical well-being; having goals that enable us to develop our strengths is even better. We have seen in the last chapter that being engaged and challenged in life is essential to well-being. This chapter is going to focus on what you need in order to start setting great goals and doing more things that are congruent with who you are. We'll look again at positive emotion and how it is key to much more than just feeling good (the fuel in the tank that generates interest, motivation and engagement) and how this can be used to build motivation and action into your life. Natural talent Research shows that not only is it important for your well-being to have goals, but that you are more likely to achieve your goals when they reflect and utilise what you naturally want to do and have a talent for. Have you noticed that some things are easy