your desired outcome before a target date. Time-bound goals are
challenging and grounding. You can set your target date for today, or you
can set it for a few months, a few weeks, or a few years from now. The key
to creating a time-bound goal is to set a deadline you’ll meet by working
backward and developing habits (more on this later).
Side note: Okay, here’s where it might get confusing. Sometimes the
“three-month rule” doesn’t apply for every situation. Occasionally you’ll
have a major goal that demands your attention, but doesn’t neatly fit
into a quarterly block of time.
For instance, one of my current goals is to complete an IRONMAN
race, which is five months away as I’m writing this. Training for this
race is still a critical part of my day, but I won’t achieve the outcome
until two months after the deadline of this quarter.
The point here is like everything else in this book, the three-month rule
isn’t written in stone. Use it as a general guideline—not as an absolute
must.
Examples of S.M.A.R.T. Goals
A S.M.A.R.T. goal is clear and well-defined. There is no doubt about the
result you want to achieve. At its deadline, you’ll know if you
have or
haven’t achieved a particular goal.
As an example, here are S.M.A.R.T. goals related to seven core values that
many people have:
1.
Career: “I will acquire five new projects for my web design
consultancy through referrals, networking, and social media
marketing campaigns within three months.”
2.
Family: “I will strengthen my bond with my family by taking them
for a vacation at least once in six months. This will be accomplished
by setting aside two hours each month to plan our family trip.”
3.
Marriage: “I will identify three things I really love about my
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