Course Summary
Brilliant & Passionate You is a course that helps you discover and embrace your unique passions, skills, and talents to achieve personal and professional success.Key Learning Points
- Learn how to identify your strengths and weaknesses and use them to your advantage
- Discover the power of positive thinking and visualization
- Develop effective communication and networking skills
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Identify your unique strengths and weaknesses
- Develop effective communication and networking skills
- Achieve personal and professional success
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- No prior knowledge or experience is required
- A willingness to learn and grow is essential
Course Difficulty Level
BeginnerCourse Format
- Self-paced
- Online
Similar Courses
- Achieving Personal Success
- Discovering Your Passion and Purpose
- Effective Communication Skills
Related Education Paths
Notable People in This Field
- Tony Robbins
- Brene Brown
Related Books
Description
This course is an interdisciplinary look at how we can make each day the best day of our lives by examining the question, “How can you be your most brilliant, passionate self?” You will be joined on this journey by our animated host, Lewis!
Knowledge
- Reflect on the best moments of your life and describe connections between those moments.
- Describe the personal qualities that represent your best self
- Articulate what growth mindset and mindful compassion are and how they support self-improvement
- Create a life purpose statement based on your best self and values
Outline
- The Best Day of My Life
- The Brilliant, Passionate You
- The Best Day of My Life
- Becoming Your Brilliant Passionate Self
- My Best Day, with Dr. Okanlami
- My Best Day, with Professor Sankaran
- Being the Best Version of Yourself, with Aaron Gougis
- Course Overview
- Help us learn more about you!
- Imagine
- "Picturing the Best Day of Your Life" - A Letter from Lewis
- Welcome to Week 1, Lesson 2
- A Brief Introduction to the Gamut Workbook
- What Do You Want to Be Known for on Earth?
- What Do You Want to Be Known for on Earth?
- Purpose: Find Your Why
- Who Am I?
- What Do I Value?
- 7 Questions Exercise Introduction
- Three Questions about Purpose
- Feeding Your Soul
- Defining Yourself and Finding Success
- The Odyssey Plan Activity
- On Street Interviews - What is Success?
- What is Success?
- What is a Growth Mindset and How Can it Help You Succeed?
- Mindful Self-Compassion
- Creating a Personalized Action Plan - Overview
- Creating Your Action Plan
- You and Your Purpose
- "Reflecting on your Purpose" - A Letter from Lewis
- Welcome to Week 2, Lesson 2
- Disclaimer for Feeding Your Soul Video
- How Have You Redefined Your Life's Purpose Over Time?
- Odyssey Plan Handout
- Welcome to Week 2, Lesson 3
- Introducing the Personalized Action Plan
- Crafting an Action Plan - A Letter From Lewis
- "What’s My Purpose?" - A Letter from Lewis
- Module 2, Lesson 1 Quiz
- Feeling Your Best Self
- Feeling Your Best Self
- The Importance of Physical Fitness and Adaptive Sports
- Start with Om
- Gratitude Journals
- The Epidemic of Chronic Partial Sleep Deprivation
- Two-Process Sleep Model
- Sleep Duration
- Keep Going and Slow Down by Managing Your Energy
- Vignettes on Sleep Deprivation
- Balancing Work, Play, and Love
- Take Each Day as Something Special
- Getting Back to Basics
- "Reflecting on Intent" - A Letter from Lewis
- Reflecting on Sleep - A Letter from Lewis
- Energy Audit Activity
- How has physical and mental health impacted the quality of your life?
- Disclaimer for Take Each Day As Something Special Video
- The Schema Exercise
- Building a Brilliant, Passionate Community
- Building a Brilliant, Passionate Community
- If You Want to Go Far, Go Together
- Thinking About Communities: An Interview with Dr. McCray
- Culture: It matters more than ever
- Introducing the GIVE Model
- Introducing Strength Spotting
- Look for helper feelings in your culture
- Learning from Your Community
- See yourself through the eyes of others
- Introduction to Communities
- How Do We Create Positive Cultures? - A Letter from Lewis
- A Deeper Dive into the GIVE Model
- Welcome to Module 4, Lesson 2
- Reflecting on Helper Feelings - A Letter from Lewis
- What’s important in a community?
- What’s the Best Day of Your Life? - A Letter from Lewis
- Navigating Challenges and Risks When Leading a Passionate Life
- Navigating Challenges and Risks When Leading a Passionate Life
- The Energy Engagement Map
- The Flourishing Triangle
- What is Grit, Why Do Gritty People Succeed, and How Can You Develop Your Grit
- Four Types of Givers and Requesters
- The Reciprocity Ring
- Making a Thoughtful Request for Help
- What is an Opportunity?
- The Power of Work
- Healthy Conflict
- Approaching Conflict Constructively
- Self-Care Strategies
- Navigating Challenges
- Maintaining Passions in the Face of Adversity
- Maintaining Hope in Trying Times
- Try the Energy Engagement Map Activity
- Your Flourishing Triangle
- Reflecting on Grit
- Reflecting on Energy, Grit, Reciprocity, and Opportunity - A Letter from Lewis
- Module 5, Lesson 1 Quiz
- Empowering a Passionate World
- Empowering a Passionate World
- What is Reflection?
- Each of Us Has a Story to Tell
- Storytelling and Belief Systems
- Inciting Empathy
- Introduction to Story Structure
- Storytelling: Holly Hughes
- Storytelling: Ashley Lucas
- Storytelling: Priscilla Lindsay
- Using Your Passions to Empower Others
- The Power of Reflection
- Reflection Guidelines: The Five Cs
- Introducing Stories and Belief Systems - A Letter from Lewis
- Welcome to Week 6: Lesson 3
- Welcome to Week 6, Lesson 4
- More learning opportunities!
- Share your feedback!
- Module 6, Lesson 2 Quiz
Summary of User Reviews
The Brilliant & Passionate You course on Coursera received high praise from many users. Learners appreciated the engaging and interactive nature of the course material, which helped them to develop key skills in a supportive environment.Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course
The course's engaging and interactive materialPros from User Reviews
- Supportive learning environment
- High-quality course content
- Effective teaching methods
- Flexible schedule
- Great value for money
Cons from User Reviews
- Some users found the course pacing to be too slow
- Limited opportunities for personalized feedback
- Not suitable for advanced learners
- Some technical issues with the online platform
- Course may not be relevant to all learners
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