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Goal Setting For Life

Key Vocab Words- Please Define

* Goal—achievement toward which effort is directed

* Goal Setting—Goal setting involves establishing specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-targeted (S.M.A.R.T) goals

* Long Term Goal—Can be achieved in 2+ months

* Realistic Goal—Achievable, reachable and relevant

* Short-Term Goal—Can be achieved in 2-4 weeks

Essential Question

* What is goal setting?

* How setting goals help me achieve the things I want to do?

* How can goal setting help me improve my health, performance and appearance?

S.M.A.R.T

A Goal Setting Strategy

--S-Specific

--M-Measurable

--A-Aggressive

--R-Realistic

--T-Time-Bound

S-Smart

* Goals are straight forward

* Details efforts are clearly define what is to be accomplished

Ex. A general goal would be “increase upper body strength” but a specific goal would say, “I want to increase the number of push-ups I can do.”

M-Measurable

* Must be able to answer the questions; “How much?” “How many?”, or “How will I know when it is accomplished?”

Ex. A general goal would be “I want to do more push-ups” but a measurable goal would be “I want to increase the number of push-ups I can do by 4.”

A-Aggressive

* Requires effort to achieve beyond what has been achieved before

R-Realistic

* Achievable in a given time period

Ex. A general goal would be “I want to do more push-ups” but a time-bound goal would be “I want to increase the number of push-ups I can do by the end of the month.”

T-Time-bound

* Achieved in a given time period

Ex. A general goal would be “I want to do more push-ups” but a time-bond goal would be “I want to increase the number of push-ups I can do by the end of the month.”

S.M.A.R.T-Example

“I want to increase the number of push-ups (specific) I can do by 4 (measurable) push-ups by the end of the month (time-bound)