{"id":3685,"date":"2018-09-16T22:30:51","date_gmt":"2018-09-16T22:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.destinymiracle.com\/blog\/?p=3685"},"modified":"2019-10-25T03:51:19","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T03:51:19","slug":"smart-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/destinymiracle.com\/blog\/smart-goals","title":{"rendered":"SMART Goals &#8211; How to Set Goals You Can Meet"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><em>Author of<\/em> <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.destinymiracle.com\/go\/video2\">Manifestation Miracle<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h3><em><strong>Do you want to unlock your inner power to manifest the life you&#8217;ve been dreaming of? Don&#8217;t forget to check out the\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.destinymiracle.com\/go\/video2\">Manifestation Miracle<\/a>\u00a0program&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h2>SMART Goals &#8211; How to Set Goals You Can Meet<\/h2>\n<p>People make the mistake of setting goals that are too easy to the point that it&#8217;s not challenging anymore.<\/p>\n<p>And goals that are too hard will freeze you from taking action. Here&#8217;s how you can set goals the right way&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Goals aren&#8217;t just meant to be smart,\u00a0 but <strong>S.M.A.R.T.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what I mean:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manifestationmiracle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/smart-goals-image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3728\" src=\"https:\/\/manifestationmiracle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/smart-goals-image-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"smart goals image\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/destinymiracle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/smart-goals-image-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/destinymiracle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/smart-goals-image-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/destinymiracle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/smart-goals-image-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/destinymiracle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/smart-goals-image-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/destinymiracle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/smart-goals-image-640x640.png 640w, https:\/\/destinymiracle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/smart-goals-image.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Let me explain SMART Goals in a bit more detail:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Specific<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Personally, I think this is the most important part of setting your goals. Everything else hinges on this first step and this will determine the path you&#8217;re going to take in the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p>Specific details get you excited. Details pump you up and fuel\u00a0you to take action.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, taking\u00a0action is the only sure-fire way to meet your goals. Without action, all these goal-setting sessions will go to waste.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, you need to give yourself something crystal clear to aim for. Otherwise, you can&#8217;t take proper action and you won&#8217;t get the ball rolling.<\/p>\n<p>Details equal clarity.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t be vague or else you won&#8217;t know exactly where to go. And if you don&#8217;t know where to go, then you&#8217;re missing the point as to why you&#8217;re setting goals in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Also, having specific goals will embed a clear image in your subconscious about what you want to achieve.<\/p>\n<p>Your mind will paint a picture in rich, vivid detail. This will make it a hundred times easier to manifest that goal into reality.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manifestationmiracle.com\/blog\/visualization-secrets-the-power-of-details-and-emotions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visualization is powerful and details make them more effective<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To give you a better idea, here are some examples of specific and vague goals (with a hint of how the other elements of SMART goals work):<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Specific goals:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Have an extra $100 a month income from my online business.<\/li>\n<li>Spend at least 3-4 more hours with my family daily.<\/li>\n<li>Have one date per week with each of my children and one date per week with my husband.<\/li>\n<li>Pay off at least 500$ of my debt by the end of October.<\/li>\n<li>Get at least 5 more clients per week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Vague goals:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Have more money.<\/li>\n<li>Be closer with my family and children.<\/li>\n<li>Pay off my debt.<\/li>\n<li>Lose weight.<\/li>\n<li>Learn how to play guitar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Do you see the difference now?<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Measurable<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s important that your goals also have a set of metrics to help track your progress.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t, then how would you know how close you are to achieving your dreams?<\/p>\n<p>In other words, your goals need to be quantified in some way and have a specific deadline.<\/p>\n<p>The more measurable they are, the better. When your goals are based on hard numbers, you&#8217;ll be more motivated to hit that target.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll have a clearer idea of what you need to do to achieve that number you set.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be a 100 WPM typist.<\/li>\n<li>Solve the Rubik&#8217;s cube in under a minute.<\/li>\n<li>Lose 10 lbs in a month.<\/li>\n<li>Learn to play 2 new songs on the guitar per week.<\/li>\n<li>Talk to at least 2 strangers per day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now, these examples may not necessarily be applicable to your situation. Nevertheless, this will give you an idea of how to make your goals measurable.<\/p>\n<p>If you set out to lose 10 lbs in a month, then it&#8217;s easy to see if you&#8217;ve done it or not.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s much better compare to simply telling yourself, &#8220;I want to lose weight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a huge difference between actually working on your goals and wishful thinking.<\/p>\n<p>Though arguably you can still know if you&#8217;ve lost weight if you&#8217;ve gone lighter. But having that 10 lbs goal in mind can keep you motivated and you&#8217;ll be more fulfilled if you&#8217;ve done it.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Actionable<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A lot of the other self-help advice out there will tell you that &#8220;A&#8221; stands for &#8220;attainable&#8221; or &#8220;achievable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But &#8220;actionable&#8221; is a more fitting way to describe it. You can empower yourself to become an action-taker by\u00a0adding specific steps to your SMART goals.<\/p>\n<p>People make the mistake of not adding any sort of actionable steps to their goals, and that makes it harder for them to get real results. Here&#8217;s what I mean:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be happy<\/li>\n<li>Make more money<\/li>\n<li>Be more productive<\/li>\n<li>Manage stress better<\/li>\n<li>Learn how to play music<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are nice goals for sure, but the way you phrase it makes ALL the difference.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an actionable version of those goals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spend at least 2 hours more with my children daily<\/li>\n<li>Take at least 10% of my monthly income and invest it in the stock market<\/li>\n<li>Spend at least 1 hour a day working on my online business<\/li>\n<li>Spend 10 minutes meditating each morning after waking up<\/li>\n<li>Spend at least 30 minutes daily practicing guitar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When you add specific steps you can take every day, you&#8217;ll be that much closer to making your dreams come true.<\/p>\n<p>Making your goals actionable gives them a sense of urgency. You&#8217;ll give yourself something that you need to do, and your goals will jump at you.<\/p>\n<p>This will push you further into taking action.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Realistic<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As I mentioned, some people refer to &#8220;A&#8221; as attainable. In this case, however, let&#8217;s call it &#8220;R&#8221; for realistic instead.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s understood that we set goals in order to achieve something. We set goals in order to get to a better place and to live better lives, generally.<\/p>\n<p>But we shouldn&#8217;t forget where we currently stand, and the present circumstances we&#8217;re dealing with.<\/p>\n<p>If you set goals that are way beyond your reach, you might burn yourself out. You could end up quitting from being too overwhelmed.<\/p>\n<p>But that doesn&#8217;t mean you should set goals that are too easy, either. Your goals need to be just hard enough to make your efforts worth it.<\/p>\n<p>If you can find that balance between difficulty and attainability, you&#8217;ll end up taking on a worthy challenge. And when you accomplish your goals, you&#8217;ll get a great sense of satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, this will boost your confidence and give you the drive to tackle bigger goals in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, this shouldn&#8217;t hold you back from dreaming big. Even if you have lofty goals, you&#8217;re still on the right track if you can break it down to a specific set of clear, actionable steps.<\/p>\n<p>If find that your goals are too overwhelming and you can&#8217;t take action, then it&#8217;s better to turn it down a notch for now.<\/p>\n<p>When you start making progress and build up your confidence, then you can raise the stakes gradually.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Time-bound<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"authorOrTitle\">Harsha Bhogle once said,\u00a0<\/span>\u201cThe moment you put a deadline on your dream, it becomes a goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Urgency is powerful. If your goal doesn&#8217;t have a deadline, you might put it off next week, next month, or next year.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, having a timetable will push you into taking action and meet your deadline.<\/p>\n<p>So, these five elements of SMART goal-setting will get you on the path to creating the reality you want. This will be a solid foundation for your gameplan for success and give you a powerful sense of purpose.<\/p>\n<p>I suggest you set aside some time today and re-evaluate your current goals based on this model. Chances are you&#8217;re more likely to get more results with this approach.<\/p>\n<p>Now, there&#8217;s one more method I&#8217;d like to share with you&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It will exponentially accelerate your results and make the whole process more\u00a0effortless for you&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>And the great thing about this technique I discovered is that it perfectly complements the SMART approach we just talked about.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a little-known mind-boosting method that allowed me to get everything I wanted without having to waste my precious time and energy.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video below to learn more:<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.destinymiracle.com\/go\/video2\"><strong>Learn The Secret To &#8220;Destiny Tuning&#8221; and Get on The Sure Path To Unlimited Success and Abundance &#8211; CLICK HERE!<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.destinymiracle.com\/go\/video2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2436 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/manifestationmiracle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/MM-Video-v2.jpg\" alt=\"Manifestation Miracle Video\" width=\"933\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/destinymiracle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/MM-Video-v2.jpg 933w, https:\/\/destinymiracle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/MM-Video-v2-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/destinymiracle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/MM-Video-v2-768x346.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author of Manifestation Miracle Do you want to unlock your inner power to manifest the life you&#8217;ve been dreaming of? 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