S.M.A.R.T Goals
Every New Year we lay out a numerous amount of positive
goals we hope to achieve. With the New Year comes new responsibilities, changes
and a chance to start fresh. New Year’s resolutions are a big part of most
individual’s first week in January, but people begin to lose track of the goals
they set as the month drags on. Work, school, family and other obligations can
fill up your schedule, and you may find yourself forgetting about those New
Year’s resolutions you made just a few weeks ago. But, with the SMART goal
method you can make sure you achieve your New Year’s resolutions. The SMART
method creates a full-proof plan to keep you on task and to make sure those
resolutions become reality.
Specific
The “S” in the SMART method stands for specific. This is a
very important first step to achieving your resolutions. You need to nail down
the specifics of what you are striving to achieve. What do you want to
accomplish? Who do you need to help you in order to accomplish it? When will
you accomplish your goal? How will you accomplish your goal? Where will you
accomplish your goal? All of these questions should be answered in order to
have a clear understanding of your goal.
Measurable
Establish a way to track your progress. It is very key to
make your goal measurable. Create a certain criteria that is quantifiable. For
example, if your resolution is to eat less fast food in the new year, make sure
to save your receipts and track how many times you go to fast food locations.
Achievable
This step in the SMART method is critical. It can also be
the hardest part of the method. You have to understand how attainable your
goals are. Make your goals realistic. If you have created some New Year’s
resolutions that seem a little far-fetched you have to stop them before you
begin. Only pursue goals that are attainable.
Realistic
To achieve anything you have to truly believe that you want
it. Make your goals realistic to your opinions, beliefs and interests. If it
really isn’t important to you, you will not strive to make it a reality.
Timely
Create a sense of urgency. By creating a sense of urgency you allow yourself to see the real progress you are making. Instead of claiming you will lose 25 pounds in the New Year, say you will lose five pounds a month for the next five months. This way not only do you create a sense of urgency built around your time-based goal, but in turn you are creating a metric that is measurable, when knowing how many pounds you lost a month. Did you meet your goal?
Create a sense of urgency. By creating a sense of urgency you allow yourself to see the real progress you are making. Instead of claiming you will lose 25 pounds in the New Year, say you will lose five pounds a month for the next five months. This way not only do you create a sense of urgency built around your time-based goal, but in turn you are creating a metric that is measurable, when knowing how many pounds you lost a month. Did you meet your goal?
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