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Each of your goals should align with your values and larger, long-term goals. When setting goals for yourself, consider whether they are relevant.

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Before you begin working toward a goal, decide whether it’s something you can achieve now or whether there are additional preliminary steps you should take to become better prepared.Įxample: “ I will update my resume with relevant qualifications, so I can apply to three open positions for the manager of a development team at a tech startup.” R = Relevant Using the above example of earning a job managing a development team, you should know the credentials, experience and skills necessary to earn that position. Have you set an achievable goal? Setting goals you can reasonably accomplish within a certain timeframe will help keep you motivated and focused. When you achieve your milestones, remember to reward yourself in small but meaningful ways.Įxample: “I will apply to three open positions for the manager of a development team at a tech startup.” A = Achievable Setting milestones along the way will give you an opportunity to re-evaluate and course-correct as needed. What evidence will prove you’re making progress toward your goal? For example, if your goal is to earn a position managing a development team for a startup tech company, you might measure progress by the number of management positions you’ve applied for or interviews you’ve completed.

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Sinéad explains how to craft measurable goals and gives examples of how you can define your goals to help you to level up in your career and in life. The more narrow your goal, the more you’ll understand the steps necessary to achieve it.Įxample: “I want to earn a position managing a development team for a startup tech company.” M = Measurable S = Specificīe as clear and specific as possible with what you want to achieve.

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Whether you’re setting personal or professional goals, using the SMART goal framework can establish a strong foundation for achieving success.īelow, we’ll demonstrate how to turn a goal like “I want to be in leadership” into a SMART goal. Creating SMART goals can help solve these problems. Working toward a poorly crafted goal can feel daunting and unachievable. You may have set goals in the past that were difficult to achieve because they were too vague, aggressive or poorly framed.

Each element of the SMART framework works together to create a goal that is carefully planned, clear and trackable. SMART is an acronym that stands for specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-based. Please call Smart from the Start at 20 to be directed to the appropriate Program Coordinator to schedule a visit.SMART Goals: Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Time-based What are SMART goals? Smart from the Start will serve developments where there is a high concentration of families with young children, where resources are few, and the need is great. Housing Authority along with community leaders and stakeholders, Smart from the Start developed a plan for the replication of the Smart program model into housing developments in Southeast Washington, D.C.

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Following a series of productive meetings, leadership at DCHA enthusiastically invited Smart to pilot our program. began in the fall of 2012, when officials from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, who were impressed with the progress made by public housing families enrolled in the Boston program, suggested a partnership with DCHA. Smart from the Start’s work in Washington, D.C. Programs are now running at 2357 Ainger Place at the Smart from the Start, Woodland Terrace Center for Child and Family Development as well as the Family Success Center at 2498 Alabama Ave SE, Washington, DC 20020 ! Come by and check it out!

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