sailorzeo | SMART Goals

Today at work, I had a lot of time to think, and started setting goals for myself. As I set them, I remembered something I first learned at Staples, and have seen repeated through a number of business publications we run: SMART goals.

SMART stands for "Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely," and is meant to help you set reachable goals. I measured my first two goals against these guidelines, and found them satisfactory.

SMART Goal #1:
Have my evening routine finished between 7 and 7:30 pm each night.

Specific: Yes, very.
Measureable: Yes. If it hits 7:30 and I'm not done, I'm not hitting my goal.
Attainable: Yes, so far I've managed it 2 nights in a row. We'll have to see if there are more evening things on the way in FlyLady's BabySteps.
Realistic: Yes.
Timely: N/A

SMART Goal #2:
Within the month, start doing half an hour of WiiFit FreeStep after my evening routine and before my shower, Monday through Friday.

Specific: Yes
Measureable: Yes, WiiFit tracks when I did exercises.
Attainable: Yes. Half an hour isn't much, and if I'm consistently hitting goal #1, I see no reason why I shouldn't be able to work on goal #2.
Realistic: Yes. I'm just setting a time limit on exercise. That's it. Half an hour a night, five nights a week. It doesn't have to be vigorous, just consistent.
Timely: Yes, there's a time limit. By August 31st, I should be doing this consistently.

Actually, by August 31st, I'll have reached the end of the BabySteps, too, and should be ready to FLY. I may add more SMART goals as I get going, I may just keep to these two.