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Teachers & SchoolsWhat's so great about being smarrrt? Yes, we're aware we spelled it with three R's. Oh, just bear with us. You'll see.
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attainable relevant realistic results oriented and time bound It should
be smart goals but not everyone can roll They're ours
Well having specific goals means making them is simple and
well defined its possible for example say you want to
get better grades this year Probably not a bad idea
especially if you have napped your way through one too
many tests And seriously one really is too many that's
why coffee exists although getting better grades this year is
a good idea it would be even better if this
goal were more specific You're probably in a bunch of
courses so think about each of them and figure out
specific grades you'll shoot for in each one when you're
setting goals Vagueness is definitely your enemy and the sniper
of specificity can really help you out Sounds like a
great video game waiting to happen right Sniper of specificity
To vagueness hunter anyway your goal should also be measurable
and no we don't mean they should stand about six
foot five and weigh three hundred pounds of gold could
be measured that can help us determine whether it's been
achieved Thank you backto our great based goals We can
set the very measurable goal Getting a b in biology
with that measurable goal will be able to tell whether
we achieved it and should do some celebratory cartwheel or
whether we missed the mark and should eat some cupcakes
of shame We're pretty sure martha stewart has a recipe
for those from her prison days at the end of
the day goals should be attainable It's good to be
ambitious but you should know your limits So you're getting
a d in gym partly because running even ten feet
makes you want to cough up a longer too well
Shooting for an a on the next exercise might be
a bit much and perhaps might make more sense to
shoot for a more attainable great like a sea gradually
working way up to a bead on an egg Remember
rome wasn't built in a day Come on it took
at least two some of the ours will be a
bit familiar A goal Being realistic is a lot like
it being attainable and a goal being result oriented is
a lot like it being measurable but what's up with
the whole relevance thing Well set relevant goals means setting
small goals that'll help contribute to the achievement of your
bigger goals You got to start somewhere Even if you've
set the specific attainable goal of getting a b in
biology there are tons of smaller goals You definitely should
be setting to get there Stuff like studying for this
week's quiz and starting your science fair project Pay that
cool paper mache volcano isn't gonna make itself finally when
your goals or time bound they have a deadline Well
time limits reinforce the seriousness of the task at hand
and motivate us to take action Well after all making
a great science fair project won't do you any good
If it takes twenty years you need to still be
in high school If you ever want that sweet sweet
ribbon and a paper machine is taking you twenty years
well you might want to pick a new project by
setting smart goals You'll have specific measurable goals that you'll
be likely to achieve You might even give einstein a
run for his money especially if you can have him 00:03:15.078 --> [endTime] in the fancy hair department there