Goals and MotivationSMART Goals Examples for Life and Work, and a Template You Can Use
SMART goals examples for health, money, learning, work and study, how to turn a vague goal into a SMART one, and a free one-page planner you can download.
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Career GrowthHow to Write a Professional Development Plan, With an Example
How to write a professional development plan: what goes in it, a filled-in example to copy, ways to build skills and how to review it with your manager.
RelationshipsHow to Get Over a Breakup: What to Do Today and in the Weeks After
How to get over a breakup: what helps in the first days, handling contact and social media, living together or sharing children, and when to get more help.
Self-Care and WellbeingSelf-Care Ideas for a Busy Week and a Tight Budget
Self-care ideas for a busy week and a tight budget: five-minute, one-hour and free-afternoon ideas by type, plus a printable menu to help you keep going.
Self-Care and WellbeingHow to Manage Stress: What to Try in Five Minutes, Today and This Week
How to manage stress: what to try in the next five minutes, habits for the weeks ahead, sleep, work and money stress, and when it is time to talk to a doctor.
Personal GrowthHow to Write a Personal Development Plan, With an Example
How to write a personal development plan: what goes in it, a filled-in three-month example, how to pick one or two areas and how to keep the plan going.
Personal GrowthHow to Find Your Core Values: Examples and a Simple Way to Narrow Them Down
How to find your core values: a long list of example values, a simple way to narrow them to a few, and how to use them in your real decisions this week.
Goals and MotivationHow to Stay Motivated When You Do Not Feel Like It
How to stay motivated when you do not feel like it: small first steps, ways to make starting easier, and when low motivation is worth talking to a doctor.
Goals and MotivationHow to Stop Procrastinating: Small First Steps That Work
How to stop procrastinating: why putting things off feels easier, a five-minute start, everyday examples, popular tricks, and how to restart after you slip.
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Personal Growth
Self-development strategies, getting to know yourself, values, learning and confidence, with small exercises you can try and drop if they do not fit.
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Goals and Motivation
Choosing a goal of the right size, keeping habits and routines going, and getting started on the days motivation does not show up.
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Career Growth
Professional development goals, skills, reviews, feedback and work changes, with steps you can take whether or not your employer offers support.
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Relationships
Communication, boundaries, friendship, family, partners and conflict, with words for the conversations that are hard to start.
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Self-Care and Wellbeing
Rest, stress, everyday self-care, and the basics of sleep and movement, sized for busy weeks and tight budgets.
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