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Creating a SMART Goal

Retrieved and adapted from https://success.oregonstate.edu/sites/success.oregonstate.edu/files/LearningCorner/Tools/smartgoalworksheet_-_fill_-_20.pdf and https://www.div12.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ACT-for-Chronic-Pain-manual-McCracken.pdf pp. 42-46

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What is a SMART goal?

Specific

Measurable

Attainable

Relevant

Time-Oriented

Setting SMART goals can help you stay organized and reach your goals!

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Steps

  1. Write down a few goals you want to accomplish:

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2. Pick a goal from your list and break it into smaller steps (as many as needed). The steps should be specific, measurable, and attainable:

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Time Needed

Deadline

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Steps (continued)

3. Which of your values will be reflected in pursuing this goal?

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I will make a public commitment to my goal by…

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5. Identify two resources (for example, people, places, or campus organizations) that could help you achieve your goal and how they could support you:

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