If you want to have a great year, you’ll boost your likelihood of success by setting goals. And using goal setting theory, specifically, is the best way to ensure you achieve all that you aspire to.

But within weeks, the excitement fades. Goals feel overwhelming, guilt sets in, and many people begin labeling themselves as failures. According to Toni Stephens, MSW, LCSW, and program therapist at ...

As entrepreneurs, a lot of us tend to be visionaries. We have big ideas of what peak success looks like in our business or as leaders. But sometimes, we get caught up in big, lofty visions that are ...

Ever set a goal with the best intentions, only to find yourself losing steam a few weeks in? You’re not alone. I’ve been there too – staring at a half-finished to-do list, wondering where my ...

When Caroline Adams Miller learned about the science of goal setting, her professional and personal life changed forever. It was 2005, and Adams Miller was a student at the University of Pennsylvania ...

With 2025 rapidly approaching, many of us feel both eagerness and apprehension. After all, a new year presents fresh opportunities. At the same time, setting meaningful goals and sticking to them can ...

If you’ve heard any consultant talk about goal-setting techniques, you’ve heard about the SMART goal framework, but the framework has its limitations. In 1981, George T. Doran, a consultant and former ...

We all know that feeling. You’re all fired up for a few weeks after setting a goal, such as “get in shape,” “write a novel,” or “start a business.” But life has a way of getting in the way.

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Geri Johnson January 1 ...