The second part of the SMART Goals method is to measure your progress for the goals you’ve set. After all, you won’t know if you’re making progress or gaining on your goal without a way to measure it. When progress is measurable, you can track how far you’ve come, keep focused, and stay motivated by […]

Specificity is crucial as it relates to mapping out the goals you set for yourself. Overly generalized goals will produce a lack of direction and the ability to focus on what’s important. Goals that are too vague will end up setting you up for failure. For example, let’s say you want to drink more water […]

A deadline is an important motivator in goal setting, that’s why the T, in SMART Goals, refers to the term time-bound. Time-bound means the time you allocate for you to complete your goal. Setting a deadline for your goal helps you stay on track An obvious start and end date for your goals are a […]

There’s Power to Reviewing Them Regularly Studies show that putting your SMART goals into writing and reviewing them regularly will increase your chances of success. In fact, some studies show that you are as much as 42% more likely to follow through with your goals if you write them down. Write down your goals to […]

Why It’s Important To Track Your Goals Tracking your progress while you work towards your goal will ensure a higher probability of success. The more often you monitor your success, the probability of success rises. Further, when you physically track your success, on paper, digitally, or publicly, your chances of success rise even more. Monitoring […]

You’ve probably heard the term SMART goals at school, work, or even online. But you may not know what the heck it stands for, and that’s ok! We’re going to break it down right now — keep reading! We can define goals as objects of a person’s ambition or an aim at the desired result. […]