The document outlines the S.M.A.R.T. criteria for setting effective goals, emphasizing that goals should be Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Results-oriented, and Time-specified. It provides strategies for achieving these goals, such as writing them down, sharing them with others, and maintaining focus. Additionally, it advises on ensuring congruence among goals and considering sacrifices necessary to achieve them.

1. C O L M U K T E S H W A R P R A S A D ( R E T D )
B A S E D O N S E A R C H E S F R O M N E T
Set And Achieve S.M.A.R.T.
Goals

2. Outstanding performance begins with
S.M.A.R.T. goals
 Specific – Your goals should be targeted, nor broad and general. They
should be unambiguous and explicit.
 Measurable – You should be able to tell quickly and easily if you’ve met
your goal. Develop a set of criteria that will be indicative of success or failure
in meeting each of your goals.
 Achievable – Set goals that are challenging but not incredibly difficult to
achieve. A challenging goal is motivating, an impossible one is demotivating.
 Results Oriented – Focus on results; avoid the activity trap. Your goals
should focus on the results you want to achieve, not the activities you will
undertake to get there. For example, “improved presentation skills” is a
result; “participating in a presentation skills training program” is an activity.
It’s possible to complete activities and not achieve the desired result.
 Time Specified – Set deadlines for achieving your goals. Well-developed
goals come with time limits.

3. ideas for accomplishing your goals and
becoming an outstanding performer
 Once you have developed a set of S.M.A.R.T. goals, you need to work them
 Write Your Goals
 People who take the time to write their goals accomplish them more
frequently that people who don’t.
 Keep Your Goals With You
 Whether it’s inn your wallet, on a clipboard, or on your screensaver. In this
way, they’ll be a constant reminder of what you are going to achieve.
 List A Reason You Want To Achieve Each Goal
 These reasons will help you stay focused when you get tired and frustrated
and begin asking yourself questions like, “Why am I working so hard on
this?”
 Share Them
 Share your goals with people with whom you are close. These folks can be a
big help in achieving your goals. Goals become more real when you share
them with others. Goals that you don’t share are merely aspirations.

4. ideas for accomplishing your goals and
becoming an outstanding performer
 Talk About Them
 Talk about your goals at social and networking functions. The help you
need to achieve one or more of your goals can come from some surprising
places. You never know who might be the one person who can offer the
assistance it takes for you to get over the top on one or more of your goals.
 Focus On Them
 Focus on your goals several times a day. Ask yourself, “Is what I’m doing
right now helping me achieve one of my goals?” If the answer is no, stop
what you’re doing and do something that will help you reach your goals.
 Keep Balanced
 Stay balanced by creating goals in all areas of your life: career, business,
personal, family, hobbies, and health. These goals will help guide you to
where you want to go.

5. ideas for accomplishing your goals and
becoming an outstanding performer
 Have Congruent Goals
 Make sure your goals are congruent with one another. Conflicting goals create undue
stress. If you have a work or career goal that is going to take up 60 to 80 hours a week
of your time, it will be pretty difficult to realize a goal of running a marathon. You
simply won’t have time to train.
 Consider The Sacrifices
 What you might have to forgo or give up in order to reach your goals. This could be
things like family or hobby time. Ask yourself questions like, “Is this goal important
enough for me to give up time with my kids or my weekly yoga class?”