In today’s episode Professor Koestner and I dive into the research around bad habits. We all have them and wish we didn’t. So what can we do about them? First we can think about changing habits at optimal times in our lives called “fresh starts

Episode #4: Weight loss: why is it so hard?

Feb 13th, 2017 1h 13m

In today’s episode Professor Koestner and I put our heads together on the subject of weight loss. We try to shed some light on why losing weight is such a difficult challenge for most people and then look at how we might apply Professor Koestne

Episode #3: When SMART is not enough... How to overcome our naturally limited capacity for self-control.

Jan 19th, 2017 59m 44s

In today’s episode we dig deep into Professor Koestner’s research and experience to share three keys to goal success. The main reason most of us fail at our resolutions is likely due to our naturally limited capacity for self-control. Goal succ

Episode #2: Struggling to keep your New Year’s Resolutions yet? Tune in and find out how you might get back on track. Let’s get SMART for a start.

Jan 13th, 2017 53m 42s

In today’s episode we kick off the season with the basics in goals setting. Professor Koestner talks about SMART goals, a well-known method for goal setting among organizational and sports psychologists. He gives some examples from his own life

Episode #1: An introduction to Professor Richard Koestner and the why, how and with whom of goal pursuit.

Jan 11th, 2017 1h 15m

Richard Koestner is a Professor in the Psychology Department at McGill University where he has conducted research on human motivation for the past 27 years. He has published over 125 scientific articles and has received several awards for excel

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