SMART Goals

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SMART Goal Acronym Specific Measurable Action Plan Realistic Timely

Source: Meyer, Paul Attitude is Everything

SMART GOAL Examples Bad

I want to be rich someday. Better

I want to retire at age 40 with $1 million dollars in savings.

Best– By age 40, I want to retire with $1 million

dollars in my investment portfolio by buying my dads insurance agency and growing it to several offices.

SMART GOAL Examples Bad

I will get good grades. I want a 4.0 GPA.

Better I want to earn a 4.0 this semester by studying

at least 45 minutes every weeknight. Best

I want to earn a 93% or better this semester in Algebra by studying every weeknight and completing all homework.

More SMART Goal Examples

I will type 3 words faster per minute, reaching 31 GWAM by keeping all fingers down on my home row by this Friday.

By Friday, Feb. 18th, I will have 2 fewer keyboarding mistakes by focusing on my third (ring) fingers making them rest at the home row and reaching other keys accurately.

Formula for SMART Goals I will/want (specific goal) to achieve

(measurement—must have a Number) by doing (action plan) by (date: timeline).

I will/want _____________________________ to achieve _____________________________ by doing _____________________________ by _____________________________.

DOUBLE CHECK:

Ask can I really do this in this amount of time?

Is it realistic based on: Time frame My skills

Does this fit with my larger goals, my vision?

SMART Goals

SpecificMeasurableAction PlanRealisticTimely