Why don't we achieve our goals? Exploring the 'R' in SMART

To be honest I’ve not paid much attention to the ‘R‘ in SMART Goal Setting, ie. making sure that the goals are REALISTIC. That is until I found myself not achieving some big goals within the timeframes that I had set. Perhaps you’ve experienced this in the frantic lead up to the end of last year? There’s one thing to set big goals, but it’s another way of thinking to ensure that the goals are realistic and achievable. Maybe you are doing Feb-fast; maybe you’ve set goals at the beginning o...