Brief Overview Achieving goals takes more than just writing down a list of what we plan to accomplish. The mechanics and obstacles of first setting goals to reaching them can be a long and purposeful journey. The idea of Locke and Latham's Goal-Setting Theory is pretty self-explanatory —setting goals to perform certain tasks. It can be a powerful tool used to challenge and motivate us towards achieving our goals. There are four mechanisms that put together this theory: →Direction ∟goals direct attention and effort towards goal-related tasks →Effort ∟difficult goals lead to greater effort →Persistance ∟difficult goals lead take time to accomplish; push through setbacks →Cognition ∟goals can change a person's behavior Goal-striving can be effective when the goals are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely (S.M.A.R.T.). As long as the goals are S.M.A.R.T., factors such as feedback can diagnose our progress which is meaningful i
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