Hello everyone, this is Cody Nickol with Work Growth Thrive. I hold a master’s degree in organizational psychology. I’m a consultant, coach, and am currently working in talent acquisition. I’m also the author of the blog Work Growth Thrive. Today, I would like to talk with you about how you can set work goals that are motivating and result in your peak performance. You might think from the…
One of the main things that motivates our behaviors is our desire to grow, develop and reach our potential. This is why we set goals and strive to attain them. In this short post, I present two psychological strategies that can support you in reaching your goals. Practicing visualization and using positive affirmations are two effective strategies to achieve goals that are important to you. Visualization – Strategies…
When talking about reaching your goals, a great question is, “How do I best arrange my schedule to support goal achievement?” Strategically planning your daily activities is crucial for reaching your goals. However, before getting into how to structure your day, let’s first look at an effective way to frame the goals themselves. This will help you to get the most out of your efforts. Work smart and work…
According to Seligman’s PERMA model, having a sense of accomplishment is one of the most important factors of human flourishing. This means that a crucial building block of your well-being is goal achievement. So one brief answer to the question, “Why should I set goals for myself?” is: it’s important if you want to thrive and enhance your well-being. But if you don’t have any goals to work…
From the outset, daunting goals may seem unattainable. You might have thoughts like, “There is no point in even trying” or “There is no way I can succeed”. Well, the good news is you can succeed. But how can you achieve your goals, especially when they are challenging? How can you achieve goals that may take months or years to reach? In this post I present four keys…
Considering the best way to achieve goals is important, because reaching goals, being productive and having a sense of achievement are crucial for our well-being. Working in HR has given me the opportunity to be involved with goal achievement from various angles including both the personal and team level. Furthermore, I have researched this topic a lot and tried out several approaches. Some of the things I’ve set…
Have you ever tried setting work goals and failed? Everyone has experienced this. Maybe you started out strong and kind of fizzled out. Perhaps your situation changed, and you no longer had enough time. It could be that from the start you lacked motivation and realized it was not going to work out. In this article I want to give you a guide on how to set ambitious…
What is the best approach to setting SMART goals so that you actually reach them? This is a good question, but misses a crucial matter. More fundamental to goal achievement is your mindset. Goal frameworks are helpful and numerous, but two different people can use the same framework and have very different degrees of success. To tackle this crucial aspect of goal achievement, I’ll take some more time…
Have you ever wanted something, but felt there is no point in trying? Or maybe you knew what to do but didn’t have the mental energy or motivation to act. Perhaps there was a time when you had no idea how to handle a particular situation and wanted to give up. In this article we cover a PsyCap component called hope. With hope you not only have the…