SMART is a widely used checklist: goals should be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound.
Specific and Measurable
‘Get fit’ becomes ‘walk 8,000 steps a day, five days a week’.
Achievable and Relevant
A goal should stretch you but fit your circumstances and matter to you.
Time-Bound
A deadline or review date creates focus.
Practice
Rewrite one vague goal of yours as a SMART goal.
Key Takeaways
The three ideas to carry forward from this lesson are: specific and measurable, achievable and relevant and Time-Bound. You do not need to master all of them at once. Pick the one that feels most relevant to your situation right now and apply it before the next lesson.
Quick Reflection
Ask yourself where the ideas in SMART Goals already show up in your own life or work, and where they are missing. Write down one example of each. Naming a real example makes the lesson concrete and shows you exactly where to apply it first.
How This Connects
This lesson is part of the Goal Frameworks module. The next lesson, OKRs, builds directly on what you have just practised, so keep your notes from this exercise close by. If something here felt unclear, re-read the section that tripped you up before moving forward rather than pushing on.
Before You Move On
Before you move on, write two or three lines in your notes: what you tried, what felt awkward and what you would repeat. Those short notes turn Goal Setting & Achievement Systems from something you read into something you practise, and they give you a record to compare against when you reach the final module.
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