Prairie Fare: Does goal setting for health really work?

  • Make sure the goals you set for the new year are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound. (Pixabay photo)
    Make sure the goals you set for the new year are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound. (Pixabay photo)
  • Prairie Fare: Does goal setting for health really work?
    Prairie Fare: Does goal setting for health really work?

    I walked by my shiny guitar in our music room. My previous goal was to learn how to play it. I had several guitar books neatly stacked on a nearby table.

    In the last year, I learned about seven chords, but then life became wildly busy with graduations, a wedding, work travel and the day-to-day activities that come with my work and home life.

    I met those goals, and I occasionally dusted my guitar. My…