Goal-setting & motivation: How to be SMART with your goals

Is there such a thing as a ‘highly motivated person’, or is motivation something that can be cultivated by our social surroundings? In this episode, we discuss some of the key motivators that drive us to engage in health behaviour, perform in the workplace, and achieve academically. We also discuss some science-backed standards for defining your goals by considering both their content (what is it you want to achieve?) and framing (what is the intention behind your goal?)

📊 Key research studies we discussed:

• Interventions that increase autonomy support improve physical and psychological health due to increases in self-determination: A meta-analysis of self-determination theory-informed intervention studies in the health domain (Health Psychology R ...