Shohei Ohtani has won three straight MVP awards. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photo: Dilip Vishwanat / Getty Images This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering the ...

Whether you’ve been in business for two months or 22 years, your company is likely working toward specific goals, such as sales targets, marketing initiatives or efforts to cut business costs. Many ...

The smartest AI tools won’t just automate your goals—they’ll slow you down long enough to set the right ones. Because in performance, reflective design is what turns motion into meaning. In the ...

A pioneer in her industry, coaching leaders since 2000, Sara Ellis Conant is Co-Founder & CEO of a)plan coaching. Setting goals is one of the most powerful tools for realizing your dreams in any area ...

You probably know that setting goals is an essential part of any fitness or lifestyle change. Unfortunately, many people who set goals fail to achieve them. It’s not enough to just decide on a goal, ...

What if achieving your biggest goals felt less like a grind and more like an adventure? In this walkthrough, Tasia Custode shows how the latest goal-setting apps for 2026 are transforming the way we ...

As an Olympic weightlifter, setting incredibly specific goals is nonnegotiable for Abby Raymond. Because a single pound of weight on the bar could be the difference between a win or a loss, the ...

What if the key to transforming your life in 2026 wasn’t about setting bigger goals but rethinking how you approach them altogether? Justin Sung takes a closer look at how reverse goal setting flips ...

Award-winning educator Valerie Bolling has written a book about setting writing goals to make the writing process more accessible for students and more manageable for teachers. In addition to her ...

After four decades of leadership, here’s a practical, no-nonsense approach to setting clear, actionable goals that drive real results in 2026 and beyond. Why many leaders struggle with goal setting in ...