Book contents
- Design Your Future
- Design Your Future
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Foreword
- A Message from the Authors
- Part IWelcome to Life Design
- Part IILife Design Building Blocks
- Chapter 4Life Design Abilities
- Chapter 5Life Loops Framework
- Chapter 6Life Design Levels
- Part IIILife Design Toolbox
- Part IVLife Design Secrets
- Part VHorizons of Life Design
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 6 - Life Design Levels
from Part II - Life Design Building Blocks
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 April 2026
Book contents
- Design Your Future
- Design Your Future
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Foreword
- A Message from the Authors
- Part IWelcome to Life Design
- Part IILife Design Building Blocks
- Chapter 4Life Design Abilities
- Chapter 5Life Loops Framework
- Chapter 6Life Design Levels
- Part IIILife Design Toolbox
- Part IVLife Design Secrets
- Part VHorizons of Life Design
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
This chapter introduces the three levels of Life Design – a flexible model for applying Life Design to different areas of your life depending on your current energy, goals, and context. Level 1 focuses on small daily habits and routines, helping you build momentum through quick wins. Level 2 expands to your portfolio of meaningful activities – including your job, side projects, and passions – encouraging exploration beyond binary career choices. Level 3 supports your boldest dreams and long-term aspirations, guiding you to prototype big ideas through joyful, low-risk steps. Whether you’re redesigning your morning, rethinking your work identity, or rekindling a forgotten dream, Life Design helps you start small, grow your confidence, and move forward with purpose. Real-life stories of Amir, Monica, Jonas, and Elena show how Life Design unfolds uniquely across levels – starting from tiny tweaks to transformative life shifts. You don’t need to leap – just loop forward, one step at a time.
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- Design Your FutureThe Innovative Career and Transition Guide, pp. 60 - 70Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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