Goals in Reality A Goal Setting Clinic

What will be covered

What is a SMART Goal

How to use SMART goals

How to set goals with others

How to make personal goals

SMART Goals

These principles of goal-setting theory are:

Clarity: Goals need to be clear and easily understood in order for them to be most effective.

Challenge: Good goals have a high enough level of difficulty that you actually have to push yourself in order to achieve them.

Commitment: Without a high level of commitment, it’s difficult to achieve any goal, especially those that are somewhat challenging.

Feedback: You need to be able to receive information about how well you are progressing toward your goal. This information can be used as a motivator, or it may signal that your goal is either too easy or too challenging and needs to be adjusted.

Task Complexity: The more complex a goal is, the more time you need to give yourself to achieve it. Good goals don’t have to be complex, but understanding how complex your goals are is an important part of planning how you will achieve them.

Specific When?

What?

Where?

Who?

Specific

Start A Program

What: Start an Adult Program (fitness class)

Where: At the Community Center (fitness studio)

Who: For women that are(18+)

When: On Friday Nights

Start an adult program at the community center in the fitness studio for women that are 18+ on Friday Nights.

What does a specific goal look like??

Is this goal significant or stretching?

Measurable Quantity

Quality

Cost

Measurable

Yes or No

Numbers

How much is the program going to cost?

How many people are going be allowed in the program?

What is your budget for this program? How do you measure your goals?

Are they Meaningful or Motivational

Achievable/ Attainable Reasonable

Controllable

Resources Available

Achievable/ Attainable

Is this program wanted by the members?

Is it in the budget to get an instructor?

Is the room available, do you have an instructor?

Do you have the ability to hire or add a program?

Is this goal attainable or agreed upon?

Realistic / Relevant Why This?

Why Now?

Alignment

Realistic

What step do I need to take to complete my overall goal?

Is there an audience for the class, is there teacher available for the class, is there space available for the class?

Is your goal realistic?

Realistic

This is where you begin to make sub goals of your large goal.

Market to your audience

Contact teacher, confirm class details

Reserve room

Is your goal realistic?

Relevant

Make sure your goal has a higher value output than effort.

Is your goal needed at this time?

Is your goal relevant or rewarding?

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Value

Timely When?

Scheduling

Timelines

Timely

When do you want to start this class? (two weeks, next month)

Timeline for hiring instructor, booking the room, marketing for the class.

Is your goal trackable or tangible?

Kid’s Triathlon Increase participation by 30-40%

Offer a Kid’s race in the fall/winter

Offer additional age group or distance

Special Farmer’s Market

Floating Pumpkin

Father Daughter Dance

Your Program to Share

Goal Setting with Others

Start from the beginning

Give clear timelines

Have follow –up meetings (as needed)

Encourage & Reassure

Offer tools to help success

Reevaluate goals (2-6months)

Require individuals to create their own goals

Walk through an action plan of how they can achieve these goals.

Personal Goals

When are goal made?

Why wait?

Look for Purpose

What is your why?

How have you shared your goals?

Who is going to hold you accountable?

What check and balances do you have in place?

How are you going to reward yourself?

Recap

SMART –Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timely

Evaluate program and develop SMART goals

Use SMART goals to help develop your staff

Use SMART goals to help with personal goals

Practice Writing SMART Goals

Goals!!! Any questions?