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.

Long-term success in goal achievement involves intrinsic motivation and seeing goals as identity changes, not just arbitrary targets. The SHAPING goal-setting system offers a framework focusing on ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. It turns out the SMART ...

A goal is only as useful as the thoughtfulness of creating it. Like many overused marketing terms and cliches, a “goal” can become an overbearing or meaningless word or purposeless objective.

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 ...

As a professional, in order to grow, you have to set goals to help you move from one point in your career to the next. However, setting goals isn’t always easy. In many cases, you might know what you ...

Chances are you’ve heard of a SMART goal. The acronym SMART stands for specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-related, and it’s been around since consultant and former corporate planning ...

We’ve known for a while that legal operations teams are a strategic partner to the wider business, but thanks to research from organizations like McKinsey & Company, the legal ops function has gained ...

Dreams have been described as dress rehearsals for real life, opportunities to gratify wishes, and a form of nocturnal therapy. A new theory aims to make sense of it all. Source: Photo by IN BOSSMODE ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. If you have big ...