How to Create SMART Goals

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When making goals, whether personal or professional ones, it’s important to learn about the acronym SMART. It can help you make better goals. When you create smart goals, they are specific, measurable, actionable, realistic, and timely. Creating SMART goals will set you up for success.

S (Specific) – Specific goals are spelled out very precisely. Using language that leaves no doubt about what the goal is, why you want to achieve the goal, and how you will get there is very important. If you are not detailed in your description of the goal, it will be hard to meet it. Take the time to do this part right.

M (Measurable) – If your goal can’t be quantified, then you won’t know how to tell when you’ve succeeded. Here is an example of a measurable goal: “I want to add $100 per week of income by writing five 500-word articles each week for a life coach.”

A (Actionable) – Creating an actionable goal means you can do something each day that will eventually result in an accomplished goal. Without actionable goals, you will only get frustrated. Be accurate about the time it takes to reach a goal, and which actions it takes to get there. Also know who will be responsible for doing it.

R (Realistic) – If you want your goal to succeed, it should most certainly be something that is realistic or you will fail. It should also be relevant to your life’s vision and match your values.

T (Timely) – Is your goal timely? If you don’t set a time limit and you can’t track what is happening, your goal will be hard to quantify or show as achieved.

Are you creating SMART goals? If you do, you will be able to follow through on achieving them and know when you’ve met them.

Specific, measurable, actionable, realistic, and timely. Which one of these criteria is the hardest for you to meet when creating SMART goals? Tell me about it!