SMART goals are a widely used leadership tool that seeks to keep leaders and followers truthful about their desired goals. The success of any leader rests on setting realistic objectives and milestones, having a plan and executing it to succeed. The following two short-term goals will follow the SMART approach: Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-bound. SMART Goal # 1: I will earn my MBA degree (specific) at Western Governors University by dedicating at least 20 hours a week (measurable) towards the degree and developing an aggressive action plan with my mentors (attainable).…
Prior to being enrolled in this class, I had never heard of SMART Goals before. After watching the video, I sat at my desk and thought about setting a good goal for me. I have to admit, I have never been good at setting goals for myself. It might be because I don’t like to set myself up for failure, or that I tend to stick with things that come easy to me. After multiple attempts of filling out the SMART Goals Worksheet, I decided that I would set a goal that could further my career in law enforcement.…
Specific – The target has to be specific enough for clarity. Having a specific target makes it clear on what has to be achieved, this is because a specific goal has a much greater chance of being accomplished than a general goal. Also, a specific target is important because it helps you identify exactly what you have terminated and also how you was able to concur that specific task. Measurable – Each target that you set should be measurable.…
Striving to graduate and become the best I personally can be. I plan to achieve far bigger heights then I have ever seen while being at AVC. I am studying Arts and Humanities for the board scope of history stored in art. Exploring the full diversity of the humanities, including art, literature, foreign language, mass media, natural science, and social science. Also gathering other information as I go switch contains things like law, religion and etc.…
My SMART goal was to maintain my A’s for Quarter 2 in all seven classes. I was able to achieve this goal. In these next paragraphs, I will explain more about my effort, difficulties, successes, and changes. I put in a lot of effort into achieving this goal. To me, one of the most important things in getting good grades is always putting your best effort into things.…
How my SMART goal is related to psychology is that it have many words that describe the process of me learning “Hotel California.” The word shaping mean “The reinforcement of closer and closer approximations of a desired response” (Weiten 188). It shape me as my brother help me learn how to play “Hotel California” easier, and less stressful. My brother was the reinforcement that I needed to help me want to achieve my SMART goal of knowing how to play “Hotel California.” Since I learned a little bit with my brother’s help, my desired response was that I wanted to learn more, because I now have learned a way to practice playing the song an easier way to make it less stressful to learn, and less painful to my fingers.…
Being in my last year of high school I have begun to think about what goals I want to accomplish during college or after college. I have come to a conclusion that after college I would like to obtain my doctorate degree in Veterinary Medicine and start a family. After college I would love to get my doctorate because I enjoy helping animals and their owners. Growing up I have always had a soft spot for animals in my heart, but by majoring in wildlife sciences, it will allow me to come out of my shell and take a different path from just dogs and cats. Also by majoring in this department, I hope to encounter different cultural backgrounds so that I can grow culturally and learn about others while helping them with whatever struggles they…
My plans are still on the cloudy side, but I have some set ideas on what I wish to do. Since the beginning, I have always worked hard in my education to be at the very top. I plan to graduate high school with honors and have completed some college required courses. My ACT goal has been reached already, but I am hoping that the next time I take it that I will get even higher. With my outstanding GPA and ACT score, I hope to obtain a good amount of scholarships from my colleges of interest and other scholarship providers so I can afford college.…
I think that SMART goals will help me to set goals that I will actually see happen rather than just wishing for things to fall in my lap.…
As I sit in my English 3 class thinking of a topic I want to do I think of my goals and what I want to achieve in life, so I decide to do my goals. Having goals help you achieve what you want in life and since neither of my parents went to college I want to make them proud I am going to go to college not only for them but for myself too. My parents are always telling my siblings and I how much they want us to go to college since they never did and I believe that I can do anything I set my mind to. I really want to go to college and make my parents proud of me.…
Being in my last year of high school I have began to think about what goals I want to accomplish during college or after college. I have came to a conclusion that after college I would like to get my Doctorate Degree in Veterinary Medicine and start a family. I am persuaded that majoring in wildlife sciences/pre-vet at Auburn will help be achieve those goals. After college I would love to get my doctorate because I enjoy helping animals and their owners. Growing up I have always had a soft spot for animals in my heart but by majoring in wildlife sciences, it will allow me to come out of my shell and take a different path from just dogs and cats.…
Tell us about you: I’m currently a senior at Tustin High and have been attending there over the last four years. I have been part of the AVID program for the last four years and have gained many useful skills through the program. I was also part of the STEM program throughout my freshman until junior year and have been able to grow more in knowledge because of it. I was able to learn how to use Solidworks, which is a 3D modeling software program.…
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is an acquisition skill to recognise and reduce emotional tension, developing empathy and compassion for others, establishing positive relationships and also, to manage challenging situations in a more constructive and ethical manner. There are five social-emotional competencies (SECs); self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship management and responsible decision-making. I have learnt that self-awareness and social awareness play a major role in our lives. Self-awareness is the ability to identify our own emotions. Having self-awareness means self-evaluation which could also teach us to have self-management.…
The importance of community service has been interlaced into the majority of the nursing classes I have had at the bachelor’s level and the master’s level of education. Being active in community service has been presented as a cornerstone of my nursing career in the work place as a leader within my organization. I am learning now that being involved in community service holds true for the nurse educator as well. Dawson & Freed (2008), state that “professional nurses have a commitment to society and a responsibility to advance the nursing profession by taking on leadership roles in the community” (p. 268). Studies have also supported that serving the community increases self-confidence by contributing to services to the community (MacIlvaine,…
The method of SMART goals (an acronym for the 5 steps of specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and timely goals) is one of the most effective and powerful tools used by high achievers to reach their goals — realistically and consistently. Whether you’re leading a 300-person organization, a trailblazing start up entrepreneur, or an individual who wants to gain traction towards a personal goal, learning how to set and utilize SMART goals can make the difference between failure and achievement. (Examiner.com, 2015) S in SMART stands for Specific. Make your goal focused and precise.…