SMART Goals

Attended a training on setting SMART goals today.  It is a useful lesson, teaching me how to set goals and how to ensure that the goals are aligned with my department and company goals.  These goals ultimately will be used as my KPI.  In short, my yearly performance will be based on the goals set and whether these goals have been achieved.

So what does SMART stands for then.
S - Specific
M - Measurable
A - Attainable
R - Realistic
T - Time-bound

When I think back on my personal goals through the years, they have been generic ones.  There is no time frame given, no specific target to achieve.  Reason being I don't want to stress myself to complete a target, not when I want to enjoy the process of acquiring the target.  However, without being SMART, these goals keep moving year after year, and they are still goals, which in the later years become hopes.

Now that I have learn about SMART Goals, I will relook at setting my goals/hopes such that they are specific, realistic and attainable.  Also, have a time frame which I can achieve these goals.  If not, set the scope of the goal so that I know how much more for me to go on.

It is now August, nearly 3/4 of the year has passed.  I have not set any goals/hopes this year and I still don't know I should continue last year's hopes. 

So my SMART goal for now is: -
I will think about 2 personal goals by end of October, ie 1 in September and 1 in October.

How does that sound?  Set something that look SMART but actually is not so SMART.  ^_^