SMART Goal Setting Health Fall 2013

The need for goals A goal is a conscious aim that requires planning and effort to achieve. A goal is a conscious aim that requires planning and effort to achieve. –Goals provide direction –Where am I headed? –What do I hope to accomplish?

What is a goal? Positive Positive –What will you be able to do and not what you will stop doing or not do End result End result –Not a plan but an outcome

SMART Specific Specific Measurable Measurable Attainable Attainable Results-oriented Results-oriented Timely Timely

Action plan What will you need to accomplish your goal? What will you need to accomplish your goal? –Who, what, where, when, etc Benchmarks Benchmarks –How will you know you are making progress toward reaching your goal? –How will you track your progress?

Types of Goals Short-Term Short-Term –Something you want to accomplish soon Long-term Long-term –Something you plan to accomplish in the future, perhaps in six months, a year or after you finish high school –Many short terms goals will help you to reach your long term goals

Types of Goals Fixed Fixed –One that can be met only at a certain time Flexible Flexible –Has no definitive time limit but should have a self-imposed time limit to be measurable

Tips for setting goals Use your values- what is important to you? Use your values- what is important to you? Set priorities- what is most important to you? Set priorities- what is most important to you? Be realistic- Goals should be challenging but also attainable Be realistic- Goals should be challenging but also attainable

Evaluating the end result Did you reach your goal? Why? Why not? Did you reach your goal? Why? Why not? Who benefited from your goal? Who benefited from your goal? What is your next goal? What is your next goal?