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Let’s Get S.M.A.R.T.!
Let’s Get S.M.A.R.T.!
Set Yourself up for Goal Setting Success!
So how’d you do on your goals last year? Did you meet 50% of them? 80% of them? Do you remember what your goals were? A lot has been written on the importance of goal setting and steps to take when writing a goal. Last year’s Rapport Connection blog “Achieve Your Goals” offers great advice on how to approach your goal setting process.
Many of you may understand the importance of setting and writing down our goals. Often, what gets in the way of achieving your goals isn’t the effort or the commitment to the goal, it’s how your goals are written. S.M.A.R.T. goals are a great way to set you and your team up for success. By using the acronym S.M.A.R.T. you will create goals that you will achieve both in your personal and business life. Let’s take a closer look at what a S.M.A.R.T. goal is:
S = Specific
What is it you want to accomplish? What outcomes do you expect? Who will do it? How will it be done?
M = Measureable
How will you (and others) know you have accomplished the goal? What is the source of your measurement?
A = Agreed Upon
Who are the key stakeholders in the goal? Do they agree to the goal (especially important if you are expecting their involvement or support)?
R = Realistic
Do you have the tools/skills/resources to achieve the goal?
T = Time-based
When do you expect to complete the goal?
Attached is an example of two typical goals that are then re-written as S.M.A.R.T. goals. Smart Goal Example.pdf
Goal setting is an important part of a successful organization. Whether they are personal or team goals, it’s your goals that help guide, direct and align your daily efforts. Get the most out of your goal setting process by making sure the goals you set are properly defined and documented. Using the acronym “S.M.A.R.T.” will put you in the driver’s seat to success by creating goals you will achieve.
“The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don’t define them or even seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them.”
Denis Waitley, Author, The Psychology of Winning
Sites and articles on S.M.A.R.T. Goals:
http://www.topachievement.com/smart.html
http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-5683094.html
Set Yourself up for Goal Setting Success!
So how’d you do on your goals last year? Did you meet 50% of them? 80% of them? Do you remember what your goals were? A lot has been written on the importance of goal setting and steps to take when writing a goal. Last year’s Rapport Connection blog “Achieve Your Goals” offers great advice on how to approach your goal setting process.
Many of you may understand the importance of setting and writing down our goals. Often, what gets in the way of achieving your goals isn’t the effort or the commitment to the goal, it’s how your goals are written. S.M.A.R.T. goals are a great way to set you and your team up for success. By using the acronym S.M.A.R.T. you will create goals that you will achieve both in your personal and business life. Let’s take a closer look at what a S.M.A.R.T. goal is:
S = Specific
What is it you want to accomplish? What outcomes do you expect? Who will do it? How will it be done?
M = Measureable
How will you (and others) know you have accomplished the goal? What is the source of your measurement?
A = Agreed Upon
Who are the key stakeholders in the goal? Do they agree to the goal (especially important if you are expecting their involvement or support)?
R = Realistic
Do you have the tools/skills/resources to achieve the goal?
T = Time-based
When do you expect to complete the goal?
Attached is an example of two typical goals that are then re-written as S.M.A.R.T. goals. Smart Goal Example.pdf
Goal setting is an important part of a successful organization. Whether they are personal or team goals, it’s your goals that help guide, direct and align your daily efforts. Get the most out of your goal setting process by making sure the goals you set are properly defined and documented. Using the acronym “S.M.A.R.T.” will put you in the driver’s seat to success by creating goals you will achieve.
“The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don’t define them or even seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them.”
Denis Waitley, Author, The Psychology of Winning
Sites and articles on S.M.A.R.T. Goals:
http://www.topachievement.com/smart.html
http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-5683094.html
Tags: goals, leigh, mastrantonio, setting, smart
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Comment by Leigh Mastrantonio on January 11, 2010 at 8:45am - Wow, Ed! What a great, real time application of a SMART goal! I look forward to hearing of your stutdent's success! Thank you for sharing.
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Comment by Edwin Charles Lloyd on January 10, 2010 at 7:29pm -
Good Evening Everyone!!!!!
This is a great discussion post.
Here is a goal myself and my students have set for ourselves within the next two months.
We have been invited to make a 10-12 minute to show how our students are using the book "Success for Teens" to better their lives. Our specific goal (S) is to make this film that is entirely student driven, except for an introduction by me at the beginning. We will be able to measure the goal (M) by simply observing the film upon completion. It is an agreed upon goal by everyone concerned (A), It is very realistic for my students, partly because they have all heard the book as an audio portion, and want to use the film to help apply what they are learning.(R) We are expecting to complete this film (T) within the next two months, we hope to be able to send this film, with the help of the Reno Recharge Group, back to a convention in Oklahoma, that will contain many people from the Success Foundation. I'm told that it could be seen by as many as 19,000 people. We expect to be successful.
Make it a fantastic day!!!!!!
Ed Lloyd
Master Graduate
"Elk Eagle"
Rapport Certified Specialist
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