Appendix a

Associate Level Material

Appendix D

Goal Evaluation Matrix

Choose five of the scenarios in Appendix C and evaluate the goals according to the SMART criteria. Provide support for your evaluation.

| |S |M |A |R |T |

|Goal setter and goal |Is the goal specific? |Is the goal measurable? |Is the goal attainable? |Is the goal realistic? |Is the goal timely? |

|James: wants to pursue his dream |No. |No. |No. |No. |No. |

|since high school of playing for |He wants to play football for |He hasn’t made any |He wants to be on a specific |If the football team was to |He has no time limit to get in |

|the San Diego Chargers football |the San Diego Chargers; no time|accomplishments completing his |team and he is too old for him |look at him two years from now |shape or anything he is going |

|team. |limit. |goal. |to be trying to play football. |he would be older and it’s too |straight too training 2 years |

| | | | |late to be trying to pursue |from now. |

| | | | |professional ball. | |

|Lawrence: |Yes. |No. |No. |No. |No. |

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