How to set SMART AIM GOALS

As I prepared to set my own goals for this year, I looked around to see what other people were doing. It was interesting to see the many variations of SMART goals.

A SMART goal is a fantastic tool that helps you set goals that are immune to self-sabotage, fear, and procrastination. It helps you break down your goals into manageable chunks that are realistic and achievable. Below is an example of a weight loss goal.

Ali Brown, founder and CEO of Ali International LLC, mentioned adding an energetic aspect to the goal setting process on her podcast and I totally agree with her.

Everything is energy “the thing(s) you want to manifest” is already here in energetic form and it is your beliefs and actions that bring them into your experience.

first dream

What do you want? A Put on inspiring music, grab a pad and pencil and write down whatever comes to mind. Don’t judge or edit, let your imagination run wild and write it down. **Disclaimer: I’m sure this goes without saying, but of course you don’t want to wish for something like your friend’s spouse or anything that could hurt someone else just by saying it.

Now know that if these desires arose in your heart, they were meant for you to experience. So allow yourself to believe that you can be, do and have them.

Then take that list and put your items into categories and pick 1 for the activity below.

SMART GOAL PLUS

Smart targets are great, but AIM SMART targets are even better. Here’s the short and sweet:

A – Minimum Acceptable” – What is the least you can do or will accept?

self-ideal what is your ideal If you could have exactly what you want, what would it be?

M-Medium” What is a realistic stretch for you? Take what you can do and stretch. Or what is the mean of your acceptable and ideal goals?

S-specific” what do you want specifically? Or what exactly is the first step/action you need to take?

M – Measurable” What is the quality or quantity you want?

A – Achievable” Is this goal or possible step/action possible?

R-Reasonable” will you do this How reasonable is it for you to do this?

T-Time” By when will you reach this goal (the full goal) or complete the first step (not the full goal)?

examples

• Goal: I want to lose weight. It’s too vague; How much weight? When?
• SMART GOAL. I want to lose 30 pounds in 6 weeks for my High School Reunion.

HAS – The least I want to lose is at least 1 pound a week.

ME- My ideal would be to lose 5 pounds a week.

METER- A realistic stretch for me would be 3 pounds a week.

S- lose 30 pounds

METER- in 6 weeks

HAS – It is possible to lose so much weight with healthy eating and exercise.

R- It is reasonable for me to lose weight because I have excess weight on my body and I will move on.

T- In 6 weeks for my High School Reunion.

You see how easy that is. You can do this with every goal you have, including healthy eating and exercise goals to go along with the SMART weight loss GOAL above. I purposely wrote the above objective in a simple way, but they can be made much more elaborate.

**This tool is also great and ideal for step-by-step goal setting.

What AIM SMART goals do you have for yourself? How will AIM SMART help you set and achieve your goals?