Action Steps for Sustaining Yourself

Action Steps for Sustaining Yourself

Take the time to think about and write down (remember Goals should be SMART):

1.  One personal goal: ______

Short term action step:

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Long term action step:

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2.  One professional goal: ______

One short term action step:

______

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One long term action step:

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As you consider concrete steps, also think about your larger visioning, and come back to the exercises done with Shoshanna Cogan around “16 Squares” and the VAST/Visioning Graphic.

SMART GOALS

S IS THIS ACTION SPECIFIC? IS IT SO WELL DEFINED THAT YOU CAN TELL IF YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED IT?

M IS THIS ACTION MEASURABLE? CAN YOU EVALUATE THE OUTCOME OF THIS ACTION IN SOME WAY? WILL YOU BE ABLE TO REPORT A MEASURABLE OUTCOME OF THIS ACTION?

A IS THIS ACTION ATTAINABLE AND UNDER YOUR ACTIVE CONTROL?

R IS THIS ACTION REALISTIC? GIVEN THE TIME, FOCUS, RESOURCES, AND ENERGY YOU HAVE, IS IT REALISTIC TO EXPECT THAT YOU WILL GET THIS ACTION COMPLETED?

T IS THIS ACTION TIME SPECIFIC? DEADLINES CAN BE TERRIFIC MOTIVATORS.

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