20090110, Article, Picture, 新竹/台中/高雄/台北
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Time：第190次例會，2009年01月10日（週六）下午2:30-5:30 [高雄 6-9]
Place：
viewtopic.php?t=15
14:30~15:00 Free Talk
15:00~16:00 Speaker Session: Howard Chen
16:00~17:15 Topic Discussion
17:15~17:30 Happy Time
Taipei Host: Benjamin Lin / Photographer: Elaine Liao / Gourmet: Lancy Wang
Topic: Use the SMART method to reach your goals for 2009
[ATTENTION: BECAUSE OF COPYRIGHT CONCERNS, WE CANNOT REPRODUCE THE WHOLE ARTICLE HERE. PLEASE VISIT THE SOURCE TO READ AND PRINT THE ENTIRE ARTICLE]
Source: http://www.independentmail.com/news/200 ... printer=1/
The New Year is here, and many of us followed the yearly ritual of establishing goals for 2009.
I spent the last few weeks of 2008 reviewing my goals. The results were great. One of my goals that I accomplished was to run 500 miles in 2008.
As I reflected on my goals, I realized that most of them were accomplished because they were SMART. Back in my Fortune 500 company days, we were taught a very effective goal development tool called SMART. I do not know who created this acrostic, but it has been a great help to me when defining goals.
S is for specific. The goal must be specific in nature. Having a goal to 「win with money」 is not specific. A goal to become debt-free is more specific.
One key way to understand whether or not a goal is specific enough is to measure it, which is what the M stands for — measurable. If a goal is not measurable, how will you know if it is being achieved? The old statement 「What gets measured gets fixed」 is true. 「Become debt-free」 is measurable. 「Win with money」 is not.
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Questions
1) What does each letter of the SMART method stand for?
2) Did you accomplish any of your 2008 goals? Share some with your group members.
3) Does writing down your goals actually help you reach them?
4) Do you think SMART will help you reach your 2009 goals?
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新竹，每週六 (2008年8月起)
Hsinchu, Every Saturday
from Aug, 2008
Place：
viewtopic.php?t=15
台中，每週六 (2008年7月起)
Taichung, every Saturday
from July, 2008
Place：
viewtopic.php?t=15
高雄，每週六 (2007年4月起)
Kaohsiung, every Sunday
from April, 2007
Place：
viewtopic.php?t=15
台北，每週六 (2005年6月起)
Taipei, every Saturday
from June, 2005
Place：
viewtopic.php?t=15
網站 http://www.happyforum.org/ 歡迎超連結並轉寄網址
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Time：第190次例會，2009年01月10日（週六）下午2:30-5:30 [高雄 6-9]
Place：
viewtopic.php?t=15
14:30~15:00 Free Talk
15:00~16:00 Speaker Session: Howard Chen
16:00~17:15 Topic Discussion
17:15~17:30 Happy Time
Taipei Host: Benjamin Lin / Photographer: Elaine Liao / Gourmet: Lancy Wang
Topic: Use the SMART method to reach your goals for 2009
[ATTENTION: BECAUSE OF COPYRIGHT CONCERNS, WE CANNOT REPRODUCE THE WHOLE ARTICLE HERE. PLEASE VISIT THE SOURCE TO READ AND PRINT THE ENTIRE ARTICLE]
Source: http://www.independentmail.com/news/200 ... printer=1/
The New Year is here, and many of us followed the yearly ritual of establishing goals for 2009.
I spent the last few weeks of 2008 reviewing my goals. The results were great. One of my goals that I accomplished was to run 500 miles in 2008.
As I reflected on my goals, I realized that most of them were accomplished because they were SMART. Back in my Fortune 500 company days, we were taught a very effective goal development tool called SMART. I do not know who created this acrostic, but it has been a great help to me when defining goals.
S is for specific. The goal must be specific in nature. Having a goal to 「win with money」 is not specific. A goal to become debt-free is more specific.
One key way to understand whether or not a goal is specific enough is to measure it, which is what the M stands for — measurable. If a goal is not measurable, how will you know if it is being achieved? The old statement 「What gets measured gets fixed」 is true. 「Become debt-free」 is measurable. 「Win with money」 is not.
--------------------------------------------------------------
Questions
1) What does each letter of the SMART method stand for?
2) Did you accomplish any of your 2008 goals? Share some with your group members.
3) Does writing down your goals actually help you reach them?
4) Do you think SMART will help you reach your 2009 goals?
例會須知
參與例會，請自行列印當週的討論文章並帶至現場，圖示如下：
請將社團網站，加入我的最愛
http://www.happyforum.org/
新竹，每週六 (2008年8月起)
Hsinchu, Every Saturday
from Aug, 2008
Place：
viewtopic.php?t=15
台中，每週六 (2008年7月起)
Taichung, every Saturday
from July, 2008
Place：
viewtopic.php?t=15
高雄，每週六 (2007年4月起)
Kaohsiung, every Sunday
from April, 2007
Place：
viewtopic.php?t=15
台北，每週六 (2005年6月起)
Taipei, every Saturday
from June, 2005
Place：
viewtopic.php?t=15
