Goal Setting: The Benefits

Goal Setting
Written By Dr. Inverpal Braich

Research has shown that goal setting can provide numerous benefits including:

  • Increase motivation to work towards change

  • Improve physical health & mental health

  • Improve overall functioning

  • Improve productivity

What other benefits of goal setting can you identify?  What goals do you have?

Sources:

https://capmh.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13034-019-0288-x

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5954583/

https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/goal-setting

https://positivepsychology.com/goal-setting-counseling-therapy/

Dr. Inverpal Braich

About the Author
Hey! I’m Inverpal. I’m a psychologist and the Director of Clinical Operations at CCIPH. I was born in Toronto, ON but have moved across several cities and provinces in Canada. From a young age, I have been passionate about promoting mental health awareness and increasing the accessibility of mental health services. Due to this passion, I have spent over a decade in the mental health industry, working with several mental health organizations across North America in many diverse roles. I’m also a huge Toronto Raptors fan. In my free time, you can find me playing/watching basketball, watching new movies, learning new things, and spending time with my family.

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