A new year is a good time to evaluate priorities and set goals for the coming months. Although New Year’s resolutions are notoriously hard to keep, the sentiment behind them is admirable—a desire to ...

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Long-term success in goal achievement involves intrinsic motivation and seeing goals as identity changes, not just arbitrary targets. The SHAPING goal-setting system offers a framework focusing on ...

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Many couples set relationship-related goals to strengthen their bond. As change happens gradually and sometimes imperceptibly, pursuing a long-term, overarching relationship goal can seem daunting, ...

I’ll be the first to admit, this year contained a lot of changes. At the beginning of the year, I was at a different job. I had been in the nonprofit sector for the past eight years of my life, and ...

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The process of operational goal-setting is a critical step when it comes to business planning. It's the step that transforms strategic plans into actionable items. I previously wrote about operational ...

Pick your cliché and January 1st represents it: a new leaf, a fresh start, a clean slate. Resolutions abound on New Year’s Day, but committing yourself to a goal is only the beginning. Recent research ...