Goal-setting and "SMART" Goals

Outcome goals

typically focus on a competitive result of an event

Exciting

E

3 Types of goals

1. Outcome 2. Performance 3. Process

11 Principles of goal setting

1. Set specific goals 2. Set moderately difficult but realistic goals 3. Set long- and short-term goals 4. Set performance and process, as well as outcome, goals 5. Set practice and competition goals 6. Rdecord goals 7. Development goal achievement strategies 8. Consider the participant's personality and motivation 9. Foster an individuals's goal commitment 10. Provide goal support 11. Provide evaluation of and feedback about goals.

Ambitious and Attainable

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Ambitious

By setting ambitious goals, you will be pulling yourself forward and "push the envelope" in exciting ways

Achievable

By setting attainable goals in small steps, when they are achieved you will feel better about yourself and your progress. If you have set an attainable goal, your confidence will increase; e.g., running an extra 100 meters can be attainable if you train properly for 6 weeks.

Time-bound

Give an end point to your goal to keep you motivated. Training for 6 weeks sets an outside limit for this goal.

Realistic

It will be attainable in theory, but will need time and practice to succeed; e.g., an extra 100 metres after 6 weeks is a realistic goal.

Measurable

It will be easy to know when a goal has been achieved; e.g., running an extra 100 meters can be measured easily.

Specific

Knowing exactly what the goal is; set smaller, more specific goals with clear steps on how to get there

Measurable

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Realistic

R

Recorded

R

Specific

S

SMARTS goals

Specific Measurable Ambitious and Attainable Realistic Time-limited Self-determined

SMART goal

Specific, Measurable, Ambitious and Attainable, Realistic, and Time-limited

Time-bound

T

Subjective goals

are general statements of intent.

Critical, enabling, or nice-to-have

by importance

Unit vs. Individual

by organization level

dimensions of goal alignment

by organization level, by time frame, and by importance

Long vs. Short term

by time frame

Performance goals

focus on achieving standards or performance objectives independently of other competitors, usually on the basis of comparisons with one's own previous performance.

Objective goals

focus on attaining a specific standard of proficiency on a task, usually with a specified time.

Process goals

focus on the actions an individual must engage in during performance to execute or perform well.

to optimize performance and to control anxiety

importance of goal setting