SMARTERR goals - write your goals SMARTERR

 

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·     Specific (with a baseline)

·     Measurable

·     Achievable/Attainable (not too hard and not too easy)

·     Results-Focused (include a specific outcome or product)

·     Time-Bound (specific time it will be accomplished)

·     Evaluate/Enhance/Adjust (create a process for ongoing evaluation and adjustment.)

·     Reporting/Accountability (have someone you will report to on a regular basis and who will hold you accountable in a gentle but firm manner.)

·     Reinforcement/Reward (build in a celebration of some kind... it may be very simple or elaborate depending on the needs)

     When you write your goal, write it out in detail. Be specific.  What is the date it will be accomplished, Who will you report to and when (how often).  Discuss with this person or these people in advance. This should be at the most monthly.  There will be some goals where you will want to report at least weekly or even daily.  In advance, write out what the reward will be.  Typically it is better to have smaller rewards or celebrations as larger rewards or celebrations tend to become more important than the actual achievement of the goal.  Natural or logical rewards/consequences are always best.  (If you want to fit into a particular dress/size, and attend a specific event, that is the reward.)  The baseline is where you are right now.  Once you have written your baseline, spend your time, visualize having accomplished the goal.  Have pictures around you representing your having accomplished the goal.  The baseline will help you go back and remember what you have accomplished and build self-efficacy.

     Review this written goal at least monthly, or weekly if needed.  Make adjustments as needed.  It may be helpful to do this with the person or people you are reporting to.

     Once a day, either early in the morning or before bed, write out 10 goals in simple terms.  Just a simple one line or sentence or even just a few words.  Your primary goal(s) is(are) written in detail.  These 10 are additional goals you want to accomplish and can include a simplified wording of your primary goal(s).  Do not look at what you have previously written.  This will help you refine your goals to what is really the most important to you.  Write them in present tense, i.e. I weigh 150 lbs,, I make $100,000.00 per year, I read the scriptures daily.  Visualize yourself (breathe deeply and do this in a calm/relaxed state) as if you have already accomplished (or are accomplishing) each of these goals.  You can just take a few seconds for each.  Just get a mental picture in your mind of you being this person or having accomplished the goal.

     Every day, write three things you are grateful for and write one genuine thank you note to someone.  This can be on paper, text, messenger, or e-mail.  This will change your life.

     You may also be interested in Writing Contextually Mediated Measurable Behavioral Objectives 7th Edition CR Petersen M.Ed.  or perhaps some of these resources.