Weekly Check-In January 20th - January 26th

Hey Disability Support, sorry this is very late our check-in for the week I'm going to topic relate this one around Goals

Sorry for the many images i loved quite a few of them and felt some of them were needed especially the cute S.M.A.R.T gif then explaining what each part of that means when both planning and achieving any goals you set

What is a SMART Goal?Goals are part of every aspect of business/life and provide a sense of direction, motivation, a clear focus, and clarify importance. By setting goals for yourself, you are providing yourself with a target to aim for. A SMART goal is used to help guide goal setting. SMART is an acronym that stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely. Therefore, a SMART goal incorporates all of these criteria to help focus your efforts and increase the chances of achieving that goal.

SMART goals are:

Specific: Well defined, clear, and unambiguous

Measurable: With specific criteria that measure your progress towards the accomplishment of the goal

Achievable: Attainable and not impossible to achieve

Realistic: Within reach, realistic, and relevant to your life purpose

Timely: With a clearly defined timeline, including a starting date and a target date. The purpose is to create urgency.

Now lets dive deeper into each area

SMART Goal – Specific

Goals that are specific have a significantly greater chance of being accomplished. To make a goal specific, the five W questions must be considered:

Who: Who is involved in this goal?

What: What do I want to accomplish?

Where: Where is this goal to be achieved?

When: When do I want to achieve this goal?

Why: Why do I want to achieve this goal?

SMART Goal – Measurable

A SMART goal must have criteria for measuring progress. If there are no criteria, you will not be able to determine your progress and if you are on track to reach your goal. To make a goal measurable, ask yourself:

How many/much?

How do I know if I have reached my goal?

What is my indicator of progress?

SMART Goal – Achievable

A SMART goal must be achievable and attainable. This will help you figure out ways you can realize that goal and work towards it. The achievability of the goal should be stretched to make you feel challenged, but defined well enough that you can actually achieve it. Ask yourself:

Do I have the resources and capabilities to achieve the goal? If not, what am I missing?

Have others done it successfully before?

SMART Goal – Realistic

A SMART goal must be realistic in that the goal can be realistically achieved given the available resources and time. A SMART goal is likely realistic if you believe that it can be accomplished. Ask yourself:

Is the goal realistic and within reach?

Is the goal reachable given the time and resources?

Are you able to commit to achieving the goal?

SMART Goal – Timely

A SMART goal must be time-bound in that it has a start and finish date. If the goal is not time constrained, there will be no sense of urgency and motivation to achieve the goal. Ask yourself:

Does my goal have a deadline?

By when do you want to achieve your goal?

check-in questions

1.What kinds of goals are more likely to make us motivated to achieve them?

2.What features of goal setting are important, if we want to ensure they are more likely to be successfully achieved?

3.what goals do you have and which ones do you wish to achieve first. remember to use S.M.A.R.T as explained above?

if you do not wish to participate in the topic that is fine just a regular check-in for you how are you feeling this week, anything on your mind you wish to discuss what's going well not so well for you

hope many of you choose to join in on the topic along with some of the regular check-in questions listed above this sentence.

resource used https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/knowledge/other/smart-goal/