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In my previous post<\/a> on the topic of SMART, SMARTER, and SMARTEST goals, I discussed the benefits of crafting goals that are SMARTER than SMART, or, better yet, the SMARTEST goals of all. Since that time, I\u2019ve been asked to provide an example to If nothing comes to mind, think about a problem with which you\u2019re grappling, where \u201cproblem\u201d is defined as a gap between what you have and what you want in a given area of your life; your goal might then involve closing or at least narrowing that gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keeping your goal or problem in mind as we work through the following exercises will provide you with a richer experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Exercise 1: Turn Your Problem or Goal into a Question<\/a> In my previous post on the topic of SMART, SMARTER, and SMARTEST goals, I discussed the benefits of crafting goals that are SMARTER than SMART, or, better yet, the SMARTEST goals of all. Since that time, I\u2019ve been asked to provide an example to illustrate my point, and that is the purpose of this article. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[2,4],"class_list":["post-273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-about-goals","tag-coaching","tag-smart-goals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lindabolle.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lindabolle.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lindabolle.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lindabolle.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lindabolle.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/lindabolle.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":491,"href":"https:\/\/lindabolle.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273\/revisions\/491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lindabolle.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lindabolle.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lindabolle.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
illustrate my point, and that is the purpose of this article.
Now, why is it important to take the time to craft a clearly-defined goal before you attempt to pursue it? In the words of Carl Jones, \u201ca goal clearly defined is a goal half attained.\u201d
I\u2019d like to begin by asking you to identify a goal that you\u2019d like to achieve. The goal might be professional, educational, or financial in nature; a goal related to your health and wellbeing, a recreational interest, or hobby; a goal involving your relationships with your significant other, children, other family members, friends, or colleagues; or a goal concerning some other aspect of your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Exercise 2: Crafting a Goal that\u2019s SMART, SMARTER, or SMARTEST<\/a>
Exercise 3: Put Your Goal(s) to the \u201cAchievement Test\u201d<\/a>
Exercise 4: Brainstorming Solutions<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"