S.J. Scott - S.M.A.R.T. Goals Made Simple - 10 Steps to Master Your Personal and Career Goals

What do you really want from life?

Were all filled with dreams and aspirations. Most long for fulfilling relationships. Some desire personal freedom. Others want fame and success. And some strive for profitable businesses.

Wherever your ambitions may lie, goal setting can get you there. On the other hand, the wrong goal can leave you feeling frustrated and unmotivated. When you set a goal thats too lofty , its easy to give up when your dreams dont turn into reality.

We all have important milestones wed like to reach. The trick is to create a plan and commit to it. Setting S.M.A.R.T. goals can help you do this.

Its easy to set S.M.A.R.T. goals. Simply write down a desired outcome on a piece of paper and create a deadline for achieving it. The hard part is taking action. As you know, the Internet is full of books that talk about setting goals. The problem? Most dont talk about the daily actions (or habits) required to achieve them.

In the following book, S.M.A.R.T. Goals Made Simple, youll get a ten-step plan for setting and achieving your goals. Unlike other books, this book will teach you how to turn any idea into an actionable plan. Not only will you get an overview of S.M.A.R.T. goals, youll also get a blueprint for turning them into daily routines.

Who Am I?

My name is S.J. Scott. I run the blog Develop Good Habits .

The goal of my site is to show how continuous habit development can lead to a better life. Instead of lecturing you, I provide simple strategies that can be easily added to any busy life. Its been my experience that the best way to make a lasting change is to develop one quality habit at a time.

When I look back on my life, Im able to trace every accomplishment back to one strategy goal setting .

Whether its running a marathon, backpacking through Europe, developing fulfilling relationships or building a successful online business, each of my major achievements started out as a simple goal.

As Ive progressed in my personal development, Ive come to realize that setting goals isnt about writing down an unreachable outcome on a piece of paper. Instead, its about targeting a milestone that encourages daily action. My preferred method is to do it in the S.M.A.R.T. format (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-bound) .

I set S.M.A.R.T. goals every three months (you'll learn why later on). Do I achieve all of them? Not at all. Instead, goals help me gain regular insight into what I really want from life and what actions can get me there. With this book, I hope to give you the same experience.

Its not hard to set a dynamic, inspiring goal. The trick is to follow it up with consistent action. In the following book, youll learn how to set goals and then turn them into habits youll follow every single day.

Finally, before we move on, its important to know that there are a lot of links and resources within this book. So Ive compiled a special readers only page on my site where you can access these links.

This doesnt require an email or anything like that, simply go here if you need to find a specific website: http://www.developgoodhabits.com/smart-links

Theres a lot to learn, so lets get to it.