Goal Setting Information Sheet

07/25/2025

Goals can help you

  • Manage attention
  • Regulate anxiety
  • Boost motivation
  • Improve focus
  • Enhance performance

Setting a helpful goal is a skill you can practice and develop.


Reference

Vygotsky, L. S. (1978). Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes. Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.

Weinberg, R. S. & Gould, D. (2019). Foundations of sport and exercise psychology (7th ed.). Human Kinetics.



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