Setting SMART Goals

Jan 1

Written By Emily Ruffino

Pure Life Wellness SMART Goal Setting Blog — Did you know that 31% of New Year’s Resolutions are abandoned by the second week of the New Year and 50% are abandoned by the end of the month! Not to mention those who planned one but never got started on the first day.

Whether your resolution may have been organizing, reading, more rest, working out, losing weight, etc… Whatever it may have been, it’s not too late. We don’t have to wait until Monday, or a new year to set a goal and reach it. You may just need to get a little more specific and plan it out. I’m here to help with that.

Pure Life Wellness (18).png — *Let’s get started.*

If you have a very large goal then it’s time to break it down into short-term goals for now. A little bit each day will get you closer to that goal by the end of the week, month, or year.
Trust me… You WILL NOT regret getting started. We never regret doing it, we only regret not getting started. I never have a regretful thought of working out. I only regret it when the day ends and I didn’t do anything. **Can you relate?**

Here’s how to set a GOAL!

You are not a failure. Grab a piece of paper and let’s get started.

Pure Life Wellness Goal Setting — Write out on your paper SMART. Like this:

S (pecific)
M (easurable)
A (chievable)
R (ealistic)
T (imely)

A SMART goal is one that is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely.

This means breaking a large goal up into smaller goals. If you have 100lbs to lose, then break it up into months.
“This month I want to lose 10lbs by starting to walk 3 days a week and making 1 healthy choice each day with my food.”

That breaks it down so you can measure by the end of the week if you did it, it was realistic because it wasn’t wanting to lose 100lbs by the end of the month.

Let’s say you want to read more and relax. Start by reading 10 minutes each night and allowing about 30 minutes for relaxing time after the kiddo’s have gone to sleep…