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SMART Goals - Quick Overview

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Regardless, if it is professional or personal we all struggle sometimes to achieve our goals. Many times our struggle is not because of a lack

of effort, but rather how our goals have been structured.

Anytime you set a goal if you find yourself struggling while working towards a goal keep in mind the word SMART.

SMART is an acronym that can be used to help evaluate and add structure to your goals.

SMART stands for specific, measurable,

actionable, relevant, and time-bound.

SMART begins with asking yourself the degree to which a goal is specific.

This is arguably the most important part of establishing

Or evaluating a goal.

The less specific a goal the more difficult it is to determine how long the goal should take to complete or how to measure success.

Consider the difference between a goal to get healthy versus the goal to lose weight versus the goal to lose 10 pounds.

The goal to get healthy is much less specific than a goal to lose 10 pounds.

The next question to ask,

How is the goal measured?

What determines success? Some goals may be best measured by a simple yes-or-no, such as the goal of climbing to the top of a mountain,

While other goals are better measured by using metrics such as the goal to lose 10 pounds.

The key to measurement is making sure that in whatever way the goal is measured, it accurately reflects success.

For instance, if you do not have access to a scale then measuring weight loss will be difficult and less accurate.

An alternative measure may be to track how many inches you have lost around the waist. But, to what extent does this accurately reflect the goal?

Without access to a reliable way of measuring weight, we may want to consider buying a scale or restructuring our goal.

Actionable is not asking yes or no, but how will the goal be achieved?


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