There is a seemingly endless amount of research on how to set and accomplish goals — visualize, loop in friends, record milestones. Do all this and, in theory, you'll improve your life. Some goals ...

Goal setting is a huge part of being strategic. It’s the foundation of saving money, determining your financial health, and motivating yourself to go after what you want. But we don’t often think ...

Pursuing intrinsic goals may be the path to a happy and meaningful life. A new study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology reveals that there is a strong association between ...

No one is immune to self-sabotage, even if everything appears fine from the outside. Though it’s important to realize that self-sabotage happens to everyone, it’s ultimately not about who does it and ...

The start of a new year is a natural time for defining two distinct types of goals. First, most professionals and teams are formalizing annual business plans or objectives that specify what outcomes ...

A new study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology reveals that there is a strong association between the types of goals we set for ourselves and how satisfied and happy we are ...

Goals are important for kids and adults alike because they’re motivational. If we know where we want to go, we can find a path. But not all goals have the same impact on our emotional health.

Researchers analyzed the patterns of people's commitment to various kinds of goals. Four broad dimensions of goals emerged: Prominence, Inclusiveness, Negativity-prevention, and Tradition. People who ...