It's a Writer Thing #12: Goals versus Outcomes

Happy New Year, wonderful writers! Welcome back to It’s a Writer Thing.

Today, I want to talk about goals. In my work as a clinical psychologist, I help people set goals to improve their health and overcome challenges. I’m a firm believer in making commitments to ourselves, regardless of our life strivings are.

But the way we set goals matters.

Here’s what I mean. Take someone who is trying to lose weight. Their goal might be to lose ten pounds or twenty pounds or whatever. But actually, n...