Five Key Elements Necessary To Achieve Your Best By Dr Wally Hauck

•   A clear sense of purpose 
• The opportunity to focus psychic energy
• The balance between challenge and skills
• The chance to make choices - autonomy
• A clear sense of progress 

This article references  Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi's work through his book entitled Creativity. 

Dr. Wally Hauck is a Communico facilitator and author of Art of Leading: 3 Principles for Predictable Performance Improvement.  You can follow him on his blog:   http://wallyhauck.wordpress.com

Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi asks, "What makes a life worth living?" Noting that money cannot make us happy, he looks to those who find pleasure and lasting satisfaction in activities that bring about a state of "flow."