Specific, Measureable, Achievable, Realistic and Time Based.

The best way to get to where you want is to first know “where” that is.  Then it is just a matter of setting your internal GPS, charting the course and setting sail.  By that of course I mean setting goals or objectives.  And we have all heard the old cliché…until it is written down it is not a goal it is just a dream.  Well, I am a big advocate of writing down your goals.  Also, it is so important to be specific and to follow a few rules when setting goals.  I bet your thinking, I didn’t know there were rules to setting goals – or who made you the rule maker for setting goals? 

Okay, so they are not so much rules as they are guidelines, but I think you will see the wisdom in these guidelines especially once you start putting them to work for you and see them work.  What a great way to remember the guidelines for goal setting – make sure all your goals are S.M.A.R.T.