Dr. Tracy Brower writes about happiness and the future of work. You’ll want to set goals for the new year, because it’s an effective way to focus your effort and make great things happen.

Send us your work dilemmas, and we’ll ask our career ... Here, Jo advises a reader on how to set (and achieve) realistic business goals. Explore the Consult a Coach archive, full of careers ...

And I think it's important to be able to say, I have a set of goals that are work-related and outside of work. And part of my work-life balance is being able to dedicate time to those goals.

Targets provide focus or act as stepping stones towards the final goal. In this example, Person A's target is 'I want to be fit' and Person B's target is 'I want to compete at the Paralympics'.