From www.summary.com-- Excerpt from the book CHANGEOLOGY
Defining Your Goals
Begin with your goal in mind. It’s difficult to reach the destination when you don’t even know where it is.
Vague goals beget vague efforts. Based on the new science and proven methods of setting goals, we’ll get
SMART:--
Express goals in specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-specific terms:
• Specific: Tell me exactly where you will be in 90 days using positive terms.
• Measurable: Give an unambiguous definition that can be read and measured.
• Attainable: Better to try to “lose and keep off 15 pounds in 90 days” than a health-compromising and nearly impossible 50 pounds.
• Relevant: To you, of course, but also in terms of your life priorities.
• Time-specific: Specify the time frame, perhaps in 30 days,or the next 90 days.
