DEVELOPING SMART GOALS PURPOSE DRIVEN TROOP DEVELOPING SMART GOALS The Duct Tape Method of Youth Leadership Development

DEVELOPING SMART GOALS Each person will develop 3 goals Scouting Goal Work or School Goal Family Goal Share at least 1 Goal with the Class At the end of class everyone will come up with three goals: a scout related goal, a work or school goal, and a personal or family goal. After you are done we will come back together and everyone will share at least one of their goals with the group and we will discuss if it meets the criteria of a smart goal.

SMART GOALS REVIEW SMART Individual Goals by Paul Meyer “ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING” Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Timely What is a SMART goal? SMART goals were introduced by Paul J Meyer in his book “Attitude is everything.” SMART stands for: Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Timely

SPECIFIC A specific goal has a much better chance of being accomplished than a general goal. The goal must answer the six “W’s”. Who; What; When; Where; Which (identify requirements & constraints) & Why. Example A general goal - “Advance as far as I can in Boy Scouting” A specific goal - “To attain the rank of Eagle Scout..” Specific Description: A specific goal has a much greater chance of being accomplished than a general goal. To set a specific goal you must answer the six “W’s”. Who: who is involved in achieving this goal What: what are you trying to accomplish Where: you need a location When: you need a time frame Which: what are the requirements & constraints Why: what is the reason or purpose for this goal Examples: A general goal would be, “Attend most of the troop campouts”. A specific goal would be “Attend 90% of the troop campouts in the next calendar year.” A general goal would be, “Get in shape”. A specific goal would be, “Join a health club and workout 3 days a week.”

MEASURABLE Establish criteria for measuring progress toward the attainment of the goal. When you stay on track, reach target dates, gain confidence and momentum. Example A non-measurable goal - “To attain the rank of Eagle Scout.” A measurable goal - “To attain the rank of Eagle Scout by regularly advancing through scouting ranks.” Measurable Description: Establish concrete criteria for measuring progress toward the attainment of each goal you set. When you measure your progress, you stay on track, reach your target dates, and experience the exhilaration of achievement that spurs you on to continued effort required to reach your goal. To determine if your goal is measurable, ask questions such as... How much? How many? How will I know when it is accomplished? Example: Non-measurable goal “lose 60 pounds over the next year” a measurable goal “lose 5 pounds a month for the next 12 months”

ATTAINABLE When you know your destination, it is easier to get there Out of reach goals come into reach as you grow into them Example A non-attainable goal - “To attain the rank of Eagle Scout by regularly advancing through scouting ranks.” An attainable goal - “To attain the rank of Eagle Scout by regularly advancing through scouting ranks by faithfully attend meetings and campouts.” Attainable Description: When you identify goals that are most important to you, you begin to figure out ways you can make them come true. You develop the attitudes, abilities, skills, and financial capacity to reach them. You begin seeing previously overlooked opportunities to bring yourself closer to the achievement of your goals. You can attain most any goal you set when you plan your steps wisely and establish a time frame that allows you to carry out those steps. Goals that may have seemed far away and out of reach eventually move closer and become attainable, not because your goals shrink, but because you grow and expand to match them. When you list your goals you build your self-image. You see yourself as worthy of these goals, and develop the traits and personality that allows you to possess them. Example: Non-attainable “be elected president of the US next year” attainable goal “run for a series of local and state offices putting myself in a position to be elected president of the US by 2044”

REALISTIC Often high goals are easier to accomplish, as they have a labor of love A goal is realistic if YOU think it can be accomplished Example A non-realistic goal – “To attain the rank of Eagle Scout by regularly advancing through scouting ranks by faithfully attend meetings and campouts.” A realistic goal – “To attain the rank of Eagle Scout by regularly advancing through scouting ranks by faithfully attending meetings and campouts and tracking all time limits and badge requirements to make sure that I complete them.” Realistic Description: To be realistic, a goal must represent an objective toward which you are both willing and able to work. A goal can be both high and realistic, you are the only one who can decide just how high your goal should be. But be sure that every goal represents substantial progress. A high goal is frequently easier to reach than a low one because a low goal exerts low motivational force. Some of the hardest jobs you ever accomplished actually seem easy simply because they were a labor of love. Your goal is probably realistic if you truly believe that it can be accomplished. Additional way to know if your goal is realistic is to determine if you have accomplished anything similar in the past or ask yourself what conditions would have to exist to accomplish this goal. Example: Non-realistic: “be the first man on the moon” realistic: “join the space program to get a chance to go into space”

TIMELY The goal must have a deadline A goal without a deadline usually meets it. Example A non-timely goal – “To attain the rank of Eagle Scout by regularly advancing through scouting ranks by faithfully attending meetings and campouts and tracking all time limits and badge requirements to make sure that I complete them.” A timely goal - “To attain the rank of Eagle Scout by regularly advancing through scouting ranks by faithfully attending meetings and campouts and tracking all time limits and badge requirements to make sure that I complete them prior to becoming 18.” Timely Description: To be timely, the goal must have a deadline. A goal which has no deadline usually meets it. Also, don’t set so small of a deadline you can’t reach, or go to the other extreme and set a huge deadline and then you just put it off till it becomes impossible. Example: Non-timely: “join a health club” timely: “join a health club in the next 60 days”

CREATE YOUR SMART GOALS Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Timely Everybody gets to make three SMART goals. One personal goal, one school or work related goal, and one scouting related goal. These goals should then be reviewed annually or more often during scoutmaster conferences and boards of review. When a goal is met, a new one should set. I’ll give you about 10 minutes. Use that time, think carefully about what you put. It’s not as easy as it sounds. When you’re done we will come back together and everyone will share at least one goal and we will discuss it.

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