1. Step Up, Ms. Quiñones

2.  Successful goals are usuallly:
 Specific
 Measurable
 Attainable
 Realistic
 Time Bound

3. Specific Goals Ask and Answer the 6 W’s.
 Who: Who is involved?
 What: What do I want to accomplish?
 Where: Identify a location.
 When: Establish a time frame.
 Which: Identify requirements and constraints.
 Why: Specify reasons, purposes or benefits of
accomplishing the goal.

4. Examples:
 Goal that needs work:
 I want to volunteer.
 Better, more specific goal:
 I want to volunteer with elementary age children
after school at a convenient location.

5. Measurable Goals Establish Clear Criteria
 To measure progress, they ask:
 How much?
 How many?
 How will I know when it is accomplished?

6. Example:
 Goal that needs work:
 I want to improve my pronunciation.
 Better, more measurable goal:
 I want to improve my pronunciation of “th”.

7. Attainable Goals Are Within Your Reach
 As you identify important goals, you begin to
figure out ways that you can achieve them.
 You develop the attitudes, abilities, skills, and
financial capacity to reach them.
 Attainable goals are challenging, but they are
within your capability.

8. Example:
 Goal that needs more work:
 I want to get my law degree within 1 yr of
graduation.
 Better, more attainable goal:
 I want to complete my law degree within 3 yrs of
graduating with a bachelor’s.

9. Realistic goals are Do-able
 They are objectives that you are willing and
able to work toward.
 Goals can be both high and realistic.
 High goals can be realistic if you truly believe
they can be accomplished.

10. Example:
 Goal that needs work:
 I’ll cut sugar out of my diet completely.
 Better, more realistic goal:
 I’ll drink one glass more of water per day instead
of soda or juice.

11. Time Bound Goals Have a Specified End.
 There is a reasonable target date for a timely
goal.
 Deadlines too far in the future can be put off.
 Deadlines that are too soon can be
unrealistic.

12. Example:
 Goal that needs work:
 I will memorize every Micheal Jackson song.
 Better, more timely goal:
 I will memorize Thriller by the end of the week.

13.  Long term goals are in your distant future.
 These can be “wishes” with a basis in reality.
 To reach them, you need to set smaller, short
term goals to aid you in reaching them.
▪ Ask yourself:
▪ What can I do 6 months from now?
▪ What can I do 6 weeks from now?
▪ What can I do today?

14.  Always leave room to be flexible
 Be SMART
 Set goals for yourself in various areas of your
life.
 I.E. Academic, physical, mental, social, etc.