First, your writing goal should be specific. A major reason people fail at their goals is that they define them too vaguely. For example, saying “I want to write a novel” is much vaguer than ...

Nearly everyone has a great book idea, but few actually write a novel. Learning to set SMART goals can propel any writer across the finish line.

It’s important to have goals in your professional and personal life – they’re what keeps people moving forward. One of the most popular methods for setting professional goals is the SMART ...

The goal has to be Attainable, remember? When you look at it that way, SMART goals are not goals in the way I would think of the word, in the sense of big dreams that inspire us to keep going.

Metrics help a business determine whether its goals are being achieved, but only if they have been carefully chosen to represent progress towards central objectives. To write a metrics plan ...

Every time I meet with a new client, I have them do one thing before anything else: Write down their personal goals, their professional goals and their physical goals. I’ve been writing down ...

How to Write Utilization Management Goals. Writing effective utilization management goals typically ensures that all resources get expended effectively and efficiently.