Verne Wheelwright earned a Master's degree in Studies of the Future at the University of Houston then, convinced that there was a need, began research in personal futures for his Ph.D. dissertation. This workbook and his recent award-winning (Association of Professional Futurists' 2012 "Most Important Futures Work") book, It's YOUR Future...Make it a Good One! are the direct result of that research. Verne was convinced that the futures methods that have been so successful for businesses, governments and other organizations should work for individuals as well. During his research, he developed