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Spring, with its warmer weather and new growth, renews our urge to set goals, make plans, and let go of the things that are no longer serving us. The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, ...

A grand, unattainable goal can serve as a beacon that can guide our life, provide purpose, and push us to continuously grow. In a world obsessed with achievement and productivity, the idea of setting ...

James Cameron is frequently quoted as saying, "If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success." When I was young I was diagnosed with severe ...

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.

Most of my clients love figuring out their passions and even dreaming of their vision for their futures. That’s the fun stuff! They get bored or stuck when it comes to setting goals. Their enthusiasm ...

Goals are standards that individuals use to evaluate how well they are doing now relative to where they want to end up. Goals basically guide our choices. Once you have a goal, the hard part is ...