We all have areas in our lives we'd like to improve upon, whether that's getting a better job, focusing on healthier habits or completing a college degree. But it can be easy to get thrown off course ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tiffany Grant, M.B.A., AFC, shares insights to bridge the wealth gap. Starting the year with clear peersonal finance goals sets ...

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 system, but ...

If you’re like most fitness enthusiasts, you already know the importance of setting goals that guide your training program. Setting SMART goals is arguably one of the most important steps in ...

Each component of a SMART goal is designed to ensure that you have the proper framework to accomplish an objective. Instead of making open-ended wishes for the future, you make a purposeful plan. For ...

Lindsey Ellefson is Lifehacker’s Features Editor. She currently covers study and productivity hacks, as well as household and digital decluttering, and oversees the freelancers on the sex and ...

If you're going to set SMART Goals, you deserve to know the truth about their limitations. Every company in existence has set its share of SMART goals (the SMART acronym most commonly defined as ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor and has been writing about health, fitness, and science here since 2015. Beth was the recipient of the 2017 Carnegie Science Award in science ...

Financial experts have all kinds of tricks up their sleeves when it comes to managing finances. They know all the right money hacks and methods to stay on track. And one of their secret weapons for ...