A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO VALUE ARCHITECTUREAND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT. HOW TO APPLY CORPORATE TOOLS TO DESIGNA MORE MEANINGFUL AND SUCCESSFUL LIFE.Everything we do or plan to do in life presents an opportunity to either create or destroy value. Most of us conduct our private lives without value-creation performance management, or at a very low level. Very few individuals possess a documented plan for life management, personal development, or value creation.Corporations, on the other hand, carefully and professionally manage both financial and non-financial performance. Surprisingly, most corporate management and leadership tools can be applied to our private lives, and they are not difficult to learn.In this book, you will learn foundational managerial skills to master value creation in your personal and professional life. Through clear explanations, practical examples, and simple illustrations, the book explores three modules:1. Value Architecture: Understand where value comes from and how it is created, consumed, and exchanged. Explore the Six Life Value Elements and the relationship between personal value creation and happiness.2. Value Management: Turn opportunities into action using practical tools for opportunity framing, risk assessment, and project and change management. Develop your personal value creation strategy, set clear goals, measure progress, and adjust your actions to achieve meaningful results.3. Performance Management: Master a set of practical tools to track your metrics, optimize your daily routines, and sustain long-term growth.Numerous studies have demonstrated that life achievements and success naturally increase personal happiness; vice versa, happier individuals tend to generate greater value, performance and success.A Value Creation App and the use of Artificial Intelligence can further help you to identify your performance gap to develop and implement your personal value creation roadmap. Want to dive deeper? Explore the Value Creation Academy website.Too often, as business professionals, we focus primarily on our work, dedicating eight or more hours a day to advancing company profit and value creation. When we return home, that same commitment to value creation seems to vanish. Solely focusing on financial performance is insufficient for achieving a meaningful, satisfying, and happy life. Shouldn’t we manage our health, intellectual development, social networks, environment, spiritual, and ethical values more strategically?The purpose of this book is to help you take a more active role in managing your personal life. Studies have shown that life achievements and success increase happiness, and vice versa.Beyond explaining how to implement a life performance management system, this book examines the theory and systems behind “value” which include: value architecture, creation, consumption, exchange, tangibility, and the relationship between core values and happiness.There is a fascinating similarity between corporations and individuals when it comes to value creation. Corporations create value for customers, shareholders, employees, and other stakeholders. As individuals, we create a range of both financial and non-financial values for ourselves and others.Corporations use proven managerial tools to be more effective and efficient, and these tools are equally applicable to our personal lives. In this book, you will learn the foundational managerial skills needed to master both your professional career and your personal life. You will explore value elements framework, opportunity framing, risk and performance management, project and change management, and root-cause analysis.Successful corporations use these tools every day. Applying these practices to your daily life will lead you to greater success. Finally, you will learn how to identify your value performance gaps and address them in a strategic life improvement plan. Implementing this plan will help you further unlock and elevate your personal value creation potential.