SMART Goals (Doran, 1981)

• Specific: Target a specific area to improve.
• Measurable: Quantify or at least suggest an indicator for assessment.
• Assignable: Specify who will do it. (Some have substituted "adjustable" for the "A" in smart)
• Realistic: What can be achieved. Shoot for the stars?
• Time-related: Specify when it will be achieved.

SMART Goals - more recent interpretations of the acronym. ("SMART criteria," 2009)

• Specific
• Measurable
• Attainable
• Relevant
• Time-bound

DUMB Goals

• Doable
• Understandable
• Manageable
• Beneficial

Types of Goals

• Outcome: Rank, winning.
• Performance: personal best performance based on time
• Process: goals for intermediate accomplishments that usually contribute postively to attainment of performance and outcome goals.
• Subjective: More ambiguous goals based on personal perception.
• Objective: Definitive and based on some pre-established criteria that is usually quantifiable.
• Short term: Daily and weekly goals.
• Long term: Goals for months and years ahead.

The Hope-Based Power 4W Goal-Setting System

• Wish power: Identifying dream goals
• Want power: Setting realistic short- and long-term goals that, when accomplished, lead to one’s dream goal
• Way power: Developing multiple plans, paths, and strategies for achieving one’s goals
• Will power: Finding the determination, commitment, and discipline required to consistently work toward one’s goals and ways to overcome obstacles that arise. (Weinberg & Gould, 2007)

Reference List

Doran, G. (1981, November). There's a S.M.A.R.T. way to write management's goals and objectives. Management Review, 70(11), 35. Retrieved October 23, 2007, from Business Source Premier database.

SMART criteria. (2009, May 2). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20:47, May 26, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SMART_criteria&oldid=287366176

Weinberg, R. S., & Gould, D. (2007). Foundations of sport and exercise psychology (4th ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.