Conducting a mid-year review allows us to reflect on where we are. We can recognise our success, and identify any goals that are off course and adjust our plan accordingly. Here’s my step-by-step plan for a mid-year review and some suggestions to get back on track if things aren’t as expected. Step 1: Gather Your …
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Setting goals can transform your life. Goals can help you get in shape, improve your finances, learn a new language, or finally launch that business. But goal-setting can also leave you miserable. Burnout, stress and disillusionment are high on the list of potential side effects. The crucial difference between success and burnout often comes down …
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Say you have a personal goal: you want to build a business, lose weight or learn a language. Does it make more sense to set a deadline for that goal (i.e. I want to speak conversational French in 9 months) or should you ignore it? I think this is an interesting question because, on the …
Many of us set goals, but sometimes we fail to achieve them. There is a way, though, to increase our chances of hitting our goals: Set reminders. “It’s quite hard to achieve our goals,” said Sam Gilbert, professor of cognitive neuroscience at the University College London. “There are many, many reasons why we get led astray, …
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Many people assume that everyone should be able to work toward their goals with ease and consistent motivation, viewing this skill as a standard “strength” that everyone should possess. However, for many of us, especially those who are neurodivergent, it is actually a significant challenge that requires an entirely different approach than the one taught …
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As far as goals go, hiking the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is one of the more ambitious ones. When you ask people how they did it—something I’ve been doing for the past two years as a journalist—they don’t credit willpower. Instead, they say that pursuing the goal made them feel fully alive. Perhaps you …
I usually like to keep things positive. I like to talk with my clients about what they can do to improve themselves and promote better mental and physical health. However, part of my job is to help people identify behavior patterns that prevent them from reaching their goals. That means that we have to talk about …
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When most people think about success, they imagine achieving a big goal: landing the dream job, running a thriving business, or getting in the best shape of their lives. But the truth is, success isn’t just about reaching the finish line—it’s about getting there in a way that’s balanced, meaningful, and even enjoyable. I want …
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Setting goals is actually good for mental health and life satisfaction. But all too often, we set audacious—and let’s face it, near-impossible—aspirations that basically set us up for failure. In turn, this can create frustration, threaten our self-confidence, and sometimes leave us feeling worse than we did before setting said goal. So what’s the deal? …
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You can’t find time to work on your goals until you know what you spend your time on in the first place. You might have a general idea of the things you spend time on. Maybe you spend a few hours on your phone a day, a lot of minutes hitting snooze on your alarm, …
