S.M.A.R.T Goal setting

In this blog I wanted to focus on short and long term goal setting. I want to give you some tools to make S.M.A.R.T goals. S.M.A.R.T is establishing Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-targeted goals. By using these tools, your goals will be reachable and you will be aware of what is expected to reach your personal goals.

So, let’s start simple with some short term goals. You can make your short term goals anywhere from 1 week to 3 months. I would suggest looking at your short term goal and seeing what time is needed to accomplish this goal. You do want to test yourself but you also want to feel good about completing the goal, so try and keep it simple and reachable. Once you successfully reach and complete your goal start planning another short team goal and keep testing yourself. So try it out! Take a piece of paper out and write down a short term goal. Then think about all the S.M.A.R.T concept and brain storm what it will take to get this goal accomplished! As everything on the paper comes together, try writing down in order so you know what it's going to take to successfully accomplish your short term goal.

Ex: if you're trying to lose weight, put a goal where you lose 10 lbs. in 3 months. Brain storm what your going to do to lose that weight, what its going to take physically and time wise. Map out the steps of what you're cutting out of your diet and how much you plan to exercise. Start off slow! It takes steps to get to your goal so don’t put everything in at once. You can make as many short term goals as you want!

There is nothing wrong with your short term goals leading up to your long term goal. I think this is a great way to keep yourself in check so you know that you’re doing everything needed to complete short and long term goals. Reachable goals make it easier to continue on long term goals!

Now, I’ll go through long term goals using S.M.A.R.T theory. Long term goals can be from 1 year to 50 years to 75 years. This is related to a personal goal for your life! If you plan on getting a PhD or start your own successful business, ect. Long term is still similar to short term because you want to be able to accomplish your goal, but this goal will take much longer and will take more work. Take the long term goal seriously and make it something you are passionate about and really want to complete. You would do the same planning as you did with short term goals. Write down the long term goal, brain storm what its going to take, how long its going to take, and what are the outcomes from this goal. Then organize your goal so you have a map to follow and successfully complete your goal! Save that piece of paper, document, or whatever you used to map out this goal. Then from that point on, its up to you! Believe in yourself, take a deep breath, and starting completing some goals!!!!