SMART Targets

SMART Targets

1. A = Achievable

   • You won't be able to achieve a goal if you aren't prepared to work hard enough to achieve it.
   • Setting impossible targets means you are likely not to achieve it

2. T = Time-bound

   • Giving yourself a time-bound or schedule, makes working towards your target easier.
     • Without a schedule it is easy to put things off and as a result lose motivation.

3. R = Realistic

   • Having an impossible target will reduce motivation, whereas a more realistic target will give you more motivation.

4. M = Measurable

   • You need to be able to know when or if you have achieved your target, and this can only be done if your target is measurable.

5. S = Specific

   • You need to know exactly what you want to achieve.
   • Has to be related to your sport or activity.