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I don’t use the term SMART goals that often during Coaching but our work always ends up meeting and surpassing the SMART checklist. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀ Imagine my coaching client wants to learn basic carpentry. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If we were discussing this goal, I would ask what SPECIFICALLY they want to learn...after all, this is a big field! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
What would success look like? Use detail. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This turns “I want to be an amateur carpenter by 2021” to “I want to attend in person workshops for chair and table construction, and then complete building a farmhouse table with 6 chairs by the end of 2020”.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ That is WAY more specific...and gives us an idea of really where to hone in our actions. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A specific goal helps inform how get there. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Your statement should read clearly - so that anyone could read it and know specifically what you are aiming to do. If you want to run a race...which one? How far?? What’s the name? Where is it? If you want to be a better cook...what types of food would you want to learn to create? What (specifically!) does being a better cook mean? More recipe knowledge? Improved technique?
Next time you set goals, make sure they are specific.
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