Managing your time and resourceSetting goals and objectives

Question - How do you eat an elephant?

Answer – One bite at a time!

SMART GOALS

What are they? Why use them? How do you write

them?

Why SMART Goals?The SMART system should be used successfully to help you achieve your goal.

A SMART goal needs to satisfy the following components.

It should be . . .

What Are SMART GOALS?

SpecificMeasurableAchievableRealisticTime-bound

Specific - Setting "exact" goals

Who?  Who is involved? What? What do I want to accomplish? Where? Identify a location. When? Establish a time frame. Which?  Identify requirements and constraints.

Why?  Specific reasons, purpose or benefits of accomplishing the

goal.

Measurable

• How much?

• How many?

• How will I know when it is accomplished?

Achievable•Do you have enough time to pursue your goal?

•Do you have the necessary skills, strengths, and resources?

Realistic•Within the availability of resources, time and knowledge.

Time-bound •Enough time to achieve the goal

•Not too much time, which can affect Goal performance

Practice Writing SMART Goals . . .

Activities

Improve This Goal . . .

To do well in college

SPECIFIC - MEASUREABLE - ACHIEVABLE - REALISTIC - TIME-BOUND

Improve This Goal . . .

To get a part–time job

SPECIFIC - MEASUREABLE - ACHIEVABLE - REALISTIC - TIME-BOUND