Goal setting

SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.

Goal setting is the process of taking active steps to achieve your desired outcome.

SMART goals

The acronym SMART goals uses a the below set of criteria to ensure that goal objectives are clearly defined and also attainable within a certain time period.

SMART goals are:

• Specific
• Measurable
• Attainable
• Relevant
• Time-based

Setting smart goals articles

• How to write SMART goals

• SMART Goals

WOOP method of goal-setting

WOOP "(an acronym which stands for Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, and Plan) is an evidence-based intervention that helps introduce students to goal-setting while guiding them through an exploration of obstacles and barriers."

Articles and videos:

• WOOP for classrooms, Character Lab
• Woop, goal-setting and self-control - video

Cascading goals

See also: Cascading goals

"Cascading goals play a vital role in effective goal setting within organizations. This approach involves establishing overarching organizational objectives at the executive level, and then breaking them down into smaller, more specific goals for teams and individual employees."

• What are Cascading Goals & How to Use them

• The only guide you'll need to create effective cascading goals

• How to Use Cascading Goals

• Why Cascading Goals Are the Key to Successful Goal Setting

Performance goal

See also: Performance goal

A performance goal is a target level of performance expressed as a tangible, measurable objective, against which actual achievement can be compared, including a goal expressed as a quantitative standard, value, or rate. Performance goals should be provided for short-term as well as for long-term assessment of program performance.

The term is most often used in business or economics, but can also be used in setting personal targets.

Social influence and achievement goals/orientation

See also: Social influence and Achievement orientation

The abstract for the 2024 journal article Achievement Goals: A Social Influence Cycle published in the journal Annual Review of Psychology indicates:

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Achievement goals have been defined as the purpose of competence-relevant behavior. In this respect they connect one of the basic human needs, i.e., competence, to one of society's core values, i.e., achievement. We propose to look at achievement goals through the lens of social influence. We review both the influence that cultural, structural, and contextual factors have on achievement goal endorsement and the influence that endorsing achievement goals allows people to have within their social space. The review allows us to propose a circular model of the influence on and of achievement goals: The culture, social structures, and contexts that are typical of a certain society shape the specific environments in which individuals develop their achievement goals, which in turn has an influence on the expression and circulation of these achievement goals into society, in a social influence cycle.

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• Surround Yourself with Successful People, Dan Peña, American businessman and business coach

Books

• 10x Is Easier Than 2x: How World-Class Entrepreneurs Achieve More by Doing Less by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy. Hay House Business (May 9, 2023)
• The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller. Bard Press; First Edition (April 1, 2013)

See also

• Achievement orientation
• Action orientation
• Management
• Growth mindset
• Grit (personality trait)
• Cognitive control