Mission

In the book AUTHENTIC HAPPINESS: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfilment by Martin E.P. Seligman, he states that people should not focus on relieving states that make life miserable but rather build states that make life worth living. Peoples’ mission in life must be to understand and foster the factors that allow individuals, communities and societies to flourish (Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi 2000). This type of expansive thinking that focuses on the positive aspects of future-mindedness will support people to build on their strengths and use those strengths to encourage positive emotions.