What are smart goals?

Think about it. What are you trying to achieve in your life? What is your goal for the day, week, month, year, decade?

The answer is complicated. Your goals should be tailored to you and what you want out of life. Here are three examples of things that would qualify as smart goals:
1) Have an interview at a new company this month. 2) Write 1500 words every day so I reach my goal of 10,000 by the end of the year 2017-2018. 3) Turn off all electronics after 2 hours in order in order to reduce stress levels in my household and improve sleep quality for myself and my children.

It can be tough to know how to get from where you are now to where you want to be. In general, a smart goal is a goal that has been written down and given action steps. It is an explicit statement of what the person wants, and it often has a timeframe indicating when the goal should or must be achieved. The key idea behind this is that goals must have specific aims in order for them to work effectively-they should have goals that are obtainable with actionable steps taken every day.

Any goal, whether it's 1 or an infinite number (which, by the way, is an awesome number), should be about attaining something that's important to YOU. There are numerous stages that, if performed correctly, will almost always lead to success. As a result, they are intelligent objectives.

1. Important from an emotional standpoint- Make sure you understand why it's so essential to you on an emotional level. Your emotional attachment to this objective will motivate you to keep going in the correct way. It's your emotions that count if you have to wake up early or pick between your objective and something that seems more enjoyable right now.
2. The scope is limited- You don't have goals if you have more than three. You have dreams if you have more than three. Nothing will be done properly or entirely if there are too many conflicting demands among the aims. Choose something modest that will get you closer to your goal in the next 3–6 months.
3. Controlled by You - If you put forth the effort, you should be rewarded. Choose goals with a monetary incentive at the end. Many people establish a goal of "being promoted," but this isn't something you can manage. Set goals that will have a beneficial impact on that choice.