3. SMART GOAL SETTING
• Specific
• Goals should be straightforward
and emphasize what you want to
happen
• Measurable
• If you can’t measure it, you can’t
manage it
• Attainable
• Set goals that are in your reach
• Relevant
• Set goals that are “do-able”
• Time-bound
• Set a timeframe for the goal

4. BUCKET LIST
 Paddle boarding
 Thanksgiving 2010,
Naples, Florida
 Bungee Jump
 Half Marathon
 Provo Halloween Half
Marathon 2010
 Marathon
 Hide race
 Iron County Fair 2011
 Jeep Crawling
 Go whale watching
 Grow a vegetable
garden
 Ride in a helicopter
 Go to the Olympics
 Milk a cow
 See the northern
lights
 See a Cirque de
Soleil Show
 Learn how to make
sushi
 Sushi making kit,
December 2010
 Ride a mechanical
bull
 Ride in a hot air
balloon
 Go to a drive-in
movie theater

5. SHORT-TERM GOAL
• A goal is considered short-term
if it will take about six months
or less to complete.
• EXAMPLE:
My goal is to have ‘B’ grades
and above in all my classes by
the end of the quarter.

6. LONG-TERM GOAL
• A goal is considered long-term if it
will take about 6 months or longer
to complete.
• EXAMPLE:
My goal is to save $100.00 to buy a
bike before the end of the year. I
will save $10.00 each month.

7. WHY SET GOALS?
• Take control of your life
• Focus on the important
things
• Make good decisions
• Finish tasks efficiently
• Builds self-confidence
• Sense of accomplishment
“Setting the goal is half of
the work toward achieving
the goal!”

8. GOAL VS. GOOD IDEA
Good idea
 I would like to go
to college.
 I need to drink
more water
 Goal
 I will attend GWU fall
2016.
 I will drink a minimum
of 5 glasses of water
by 5pm each day.

9. ACTION PLAN
• An action plan is a multi-step strategy to identify and
achieve your goals.

10. DEVELOPING AN ACTION PLAN
1. Set a specific realistic goal and write it down.
2. List the steps you will take to visualize your goal.
3. Identify sources of help and support
4. Set a reasonable time frame for achieving your goal
5. Evaluate your progress by establishing check points
6. Reward yourself for achieving goal

11. 1. Set a
specific
realistic
goal. Write it
down below.
2. Below list the
steps you will
take to reach
your goal.
3. Write
some
sources of
help and
support (at
least 3)
4. Include
a
timeframe
below.
5. What are
some
checkpoints
that will show
your progress?
6. How will
you
reward
yourself
when you
achieve
your goal?
Goal: Lose 10
pounds by
January 1 at
10pm.
1. Exercise 3 days
a week for one
hour (Monday,
Wednesday,
Friday)
2. Run with Alex
once a week
(Monday)
3. Weigh in
weekly (Sundays)
4. Eat desired
calorie allotment
(carry a food
journal)
5. Weight lift 2x a
week
(Wednesday and
Friday)
1. Mom
(Meal
planning)
2. Alex
(exercise
partner)
3. Dad
(keeping
track of
weight loss)
September
1, 2012-
January 1,
2013
1. Sundays at
5pm (weight
loss)
2. Increase of
mileage when
running.
3. Increase of
lifting weights.
4. Daily
food/calorie log
New jeans!