Setting Goals & Taking Action

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Getting Started

Step 4: Building for Success

Once you've done the preparation, it's time to set goals and create your plan to meet those goals.

Next steps:

Setting goals that work - creating "SMART" goalsCreat
Creating your action plan - what you'll do the first day to reach your first goal
Start using your plan
Monitor your progress - update your plan as you go along. Add new smaller, weekly goals to build toward your master goal.

Tips for setting goals that will work

We've probably all set goals for the New Year that didn't last more than a few days.

We want you to have more success than that. There are things you can do that will help you reach your goals.

Creating SMART Goals

Yes - we want to set smart goals - but we also want to set SMART goals:

Specific
Measurable
Achievable and actionable
Realistic and Relevant
Timebound

What is the first thing you want to work on? what is your first SMART goal?

CREATING SMART GOALS

Creating your action plan

Setting goals is Great!!!
The next step is creating an plan of action to reach those goals

It includes

positive things you need to do.
building support for success
reducing barriers that could get in the way

CREATING ACTION PLANS

Putting mini-goals into action

Action plans are really the small steps we take everyday to reach a mini-goal or target.

It's like going up the stairs to the top floor (our goal) - one step at a time. It also addresses the possible stumbling blocks and how you'll deal with them.

PUTTING YOUR PLAN INTO ACTION

Monitoring progress - updating plans

Now that you've started, the next step is to keep track and review the plan weekly - then decide what's the next step.

MONITORING PROGRESS - UPDATING PLANS

Adding mini-goals to your Action Plan

Most master goals will take months to achieve and they're made up of smaller mini-goals. We tackle each mini-goal and add more as we go along each week and month.

Example:

Master goal: Be at a healthier weight (170 lbs) by February 1.

Mini-goals would relate to how/what I'll eat, addressing my level of physical activity and sleep.

ADDING MINI-GOALS TO ACTION PLAN S