Organize Your Goals with SMART Goals
Have you ever heard of SMART Goals? I recently read an article about SMART goals and I thought, ”Now that is a great way to get organized with a concrete plan!” So here’s an overview and I will use an organizing goal, but of course!
S: Specific Be specific about what you are setting out to do. Don’t say, “I’ll get the house organized.” Say, “I will organize four drawers in the kitchen.” Choose the four drawers you are going to work on.
M: Measurable Make sure you can measure your progress. Write down which drawer you want to organize each week and check it off when it’s been done.
A: Attainable Make sure you can take certain steps to get to your goal. This can mean planning which day you are going to organize the drawer that week and mark it off on your calendar so you have time set aside. It’s not going to happen by chance. You are making a plan to make it happen.
R: Realistic Make sure your goal is do-able. Saying you are going to declutter and organize a huge kitchen in two hours after you have worked all day and you’re tired is not do-able. Saying you will declutter and organize one drawer every Saturday after breakfast for 30 minutes is do-able.
T: Timely You should be able to reach your goals in a certain amount of time. Set a date that you want to reach your goals and place it on the calendar. If you are breaking goals up into steps, put each step on the calendar.
You can organize your goals to get organized-now that’s what I’m talkin’ about!
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