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.

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Before diving into timelines and work-back plans, the first step is defining your life goals clearly. These can be anything from career milestones to health and fitness objectives, or even personal ...

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 ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. You’ll want to set goals for the new year, because it’s an ...

If you find yourself setting goals — particularly financial ones — and failing to achieve them, you're not alone. Among Americans who made resolutions in 2024, 70% abandoned their goal altogether, per ...

Every January, offices quietly reset. New planners appear on desks. Fresh notebooks open in meetings. To-do lists look neater, ambitions clearer. There is a shared sense that this year, things will be ...