A Key to Success: Set Detailed and Measurable Goals

Setting Powerful Goals

A key to success: Set detailed and measurable goals.

Make your goals well-defined and specific. Complete the exercise below for several academic, personal and professional goals, then post it somewhere (refrigerator, bathroom mirror, by the door) so you look at it regularly.

Make sure your goals are SMART:

S- Specific

M- Measurable

A- Achievable

R- Results Oriented

T- Time Framed

Goal Setting Worksheet (Example):

Goal #1: Achieve an “A” in Biology

I will achieve this goal by this date / December 22, 1010
Smaller, detailed short-term goals that will help me achieve this goal… / Preview before class
Review class material 3-5x/week
Outline and/or map out concepts
Explain concepts outloud “mini-lectures”
Create practice tests
Who/what services can help me achieve this goal? / ASC Tutoring
Khanacademy.org
Office hours
How I will know this goal is achieved / “A” reported in MY UNLV!
How I will celebrate/reward myself for achieving this goal / Celebration dinner at (favorite restaurant)

Remember all goals are not meant to be set in stone--the can and often should be modified.

Goal Setting Worksheet

Goal:

I will achieve this goal by this date
Smaller, detailed short-term goals that will help me achieve this goal…
Who/what services can help me achieve this goal?
How I will know this goal is achieved
How I will celebrate/reward myself for achieving this goal

Goal:

Goal Setting Worksheet

Goal: