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Be Realistic for SMART goals that get Results
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Over the last few weeks, I have been discussing the importance of setting SMART goals. If you haven’t already done so, be sure to check out Mid-year Tune Up, Set Specific SMART Goals, Measure for SMARTer Goals and Achievable, Ambitious, ADHD or Attention – what does the A mean in SMART Goals. They will all get you motivated to work on improving your goals!
It is time to discuss the R in SMART goals. The R stands for Realistic, and it is so important to be realistic when you are setting your goals. If your ADHD tends to make you impulsive, it is especially important for you to focus on setting realistic goals. You can help prevent yourself from setting goals that may set yourself up for failure. Being realistic, you can help push yourself towards success in smaller increments.
When developing your goals, always start with a draft and use the SMART methodology to refine them. For R, consider your goals and think about whether they are realistic. The following questions can help you evaluate them:
- How likely am I to achieve the goal?
- How can I split the goal in to smaller, more realistic steps?
- What would make this goal more achievable?
After answering these three questions and revising your goals, I am confident you will end up with more realistic goals that you can achieve with huge success! What other questions do you ask to ensure your goals are realistic? Leave a comment and let us know how you are doing with your goals!
Look for the importance of timely goals later this week!
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Empowering Youth with ADHD – an interview with Jodi Sleeper-Triplett
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Join me as I interview my special guest Jodi Sleeper-Triplett about Empowering Youth with ADHD. Jodi is a Master Certified Coach with over twenty years of experience in assisting individuals and organizations to realize their goals. In 2004, Jodi expanded her company to focus on training and mentoring for coaches and has recently written an excellent book titled “Empowering Youth with ADHD”.
Join us to learn the answers to these important questions…
- What are the key things that any parent needs to keep in mind when working with their adolescents and college students?
- What is the most important thing that college students with ADHD need to do when returning to school this fall?
- How can parents and teachers empower youth who have ADHD?
- Why does coaching work for students with ADHD?
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Achievable, Ambitious, ADHD or Attention – what does the A mean in SMART Goals?
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I hope you are learning from the series of blog posts on SMART goal setting. The goal setting part of the ADHD coaching process is critical to achieving your goals. Last week, I wrote about setting Specific and Measurable goals. The A in SMART goals is a little harder to capture because it can really stand for a few different concepts. I think they all have validity and usefulness for my attention and ADHD coaching clients, but don’t take my word for it. Keep reading and let us know your input by leaving a comment.
Achievable: Goals need to be achievable. Many times, my new clients are frustrated because they have been unable to meet their goals. As we talk, I learn that their goals are often set in a manner that makes them unachievable. As you probably know, this can be frustrating. When looking at your goals, look at them to make sure they are achievable. If they do not seem achievable, I encourage you break them into smaller steps. For example, it may not be achievable to get your entire house organized in the next week. You can, however, get one specific area of your house organized in the next week.
Ambitious: Your goals need to be ambitious to move you forward in the spirit of continuous improvement. Without ambition behind the goal, you may not achieve anything new or implement real change with your goal. This may sound counterintuitive to the idea that goals need to be achievable. I propose that you can meet both aspects as long as you consider both of them.
ADHD and Attention: I bet this is the first time anyone proposed ADHD and Attention as the A for SMART goals! If you are setting goals to overcome your ADHD or other attention challenges, be sure that they are addressing the challenges you want to overcome or the behaviors you want to change.
To summarize, you can cover all of the potential A’s by answering the question, “How will the Achievement of this Ambitious goal help me overcome my ADHD and/or Attention challenges?” What do you think?