S
What does the 'S' stand for in SMART goals?
What is Specific
What does the 'M' stand for in SMART goals?
What is Measurable
What does the 'A' stand for in SMART goals?
What is Attainable
What does the 'R' stand for in SMART goals?
What is Relevant
What does the 'T' stand for in SMART goals?
What is Time-Based
What does it mean to have a SPECIFIC goal?
What is focusing on an individual topic for the goal.
What does it mean to have a goal be MEASURABLE?
What is having evidence you are achieving your goal
What does it mean to have a goal be ATTAINABLE?
What is making a goal possible to achieve
What does it mean to have a goal be RELEVANT?
What is applying to you, something YOU want to achieve that matters to you
What does it mean to have a goal be TIME-BASED?
What is giving yourself a reasonable amount of time to complete your goal
Bob's goal is to practice communication skills.
Is this goal specific?
No
Communication skills is a broad topic, Bob can make his goal specific by saying what communication skills he wants to practice and why.
Bob will control his anger.
Is this goal measurable?
No,
There is nothing to track his goal, a way to make this goals measurable could be "Bob will use his coping skills to decrease his anger"
This shows that Bob will measure his progress through the coping skills he uses.
Bob's goal is to stay awake for a week straight.
Is this goal attainable?
No!
Goals should be something that a person can achieve that is possible for them.
Goals should not go against human nature.
Bob hates knitting but wants to improve his running skills, his goal is to knit a scarf.
Is Bob's goal relevant to him?
No!
Goals should be created to be applicable to what you want to achieve!
Bob's goal is to earn 1 million dollars by tomorrow.
Is this goal time-based?
No!
Goals take time to achieve and can have poor results if rushed.
Bob enjoys swimming and would like to swim 50 laps around his pool by the end of the summer.
What is specific about Bob's goal?
What is 'swim 50 laps around his pool'
Bob enjoys swimming and would like to swim 50 laps around his pool by the end of the summer.
What is measurable about Bob's goal?
The laps he swims around the pool
Bob enjoys swimming and would like to swim 50 laps around his pool by the end of the summer.
Is Bob's goal attainable?
Yes because he is a swimmer and will have all summer to practice.
Bob enjoys swimming and would like to swim 50 laps around his pool by the end of the summer.
Is Bob's goal relevant?
Yes because Bob enjoys swimming and wants to improve.
Bob enjoys swimming and would like to swim 50 laps around his pool by the end of the summer.
Is Bob's goal time-based?
Yes, he is giving himself until the end of the summer to achieve his goal.