Our aspirations are what drive us to do our best. Being honest with ourselves and identifying what we’d like to improve can lead to personal growth and new opportunities we wouldn’t have reached ...

With workout tracking, heart rate monitoring, and sleep insights, this $70 Fitbit deal makes goal-setting easier.

Why do some employees do better than others? According to goal-setting theory, one reason is that they have better, clearer goals. These goals guide their behavior towards better workplace output.

Consistency leads to constant motivation, and before you know it, you’ll reach the pinnacle of success, one goal at a time. Setting overzealous goals that leave you in fear of failure isn’t the answer ...

You’re already familiar with the SMART goal framework. You set goals that are Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, and Time-bound. But for some odd reason your goals don’t excite you. You may ...

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We all want to save more money, but we also don’t want to actually do the saving. Why is saving so difficult to do? There are a couple of reasons. For one, we are biased toward the present, so we ...

What factors influence our success in reaching goals? Does setting a more ambitious goal generate self-confidence? Or does your confidence help determine your goal? Chicago Booth’s Avner ...

This is the second part of our series on setting New Year’s goals for ambitious women with relational trauma histories. In Part 1, we explored how cultural pressures and old insecurities can turn ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Murphy covers leadership, hiring and employee engagement. SMART goals aren’t making your employees better—they’re making them ...