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S.M.A.R.T. Goals – Achievable vs Attainable

S.M.A.R.T. goals are often interchangeably written with the A as either achievable or attainable.

Attainable is wrong.

Achievable refers to something that is capable of being accomplished, while attainable refers to something that can be reached or obtained. In other words, achievable is about possibility, while attainable is about accessibility.

The Content Authority – https://thecontentauthority.com/blog/achievable-vs-attainable

When defining goals, you are looking to remove ambiguity. Therefore the A needs to be achievable because we are interested in assessing whether or not the goal is possible. If it is not possible, then we have not written a clear goal.

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It’s the intention not the outcome

I found a blank journal I gave my daughter years ago. She decided not to use it and put it in our bucket of stuff to repurpose to others. In this case, I needed a blank journal so I repurposed it to me. It gave me a smile. A certain number of pages into the book, I’d written a note to my daughter. She never saw it but it made me smile twice. Once when I wrote it and again when I rediscovered it.

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Form habits

Learn something every day. It will keep you sharp. I’m lucky that my career field is constant learning. However, I supplement it with other things such as language learning. A few minutes study every day won’t make me conversational but it creates a habit which strengthens my willpower for developing other habits…such as daily exercise. For instance, I now feel guilty if I don’t do pushups first thing in the morning.

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Exercise is habit forming

As I slowed transitioned from sleep to wakefulness, my mind played through the various exercises I plan to do today including pushups, pull ups, jumping rope, rowing machine, and balance in conjunction with juggling. It felt good. Began the day with 15 pushups. I’ve consistently begun the day with pushups for about 2 weeks and now it is time to add more.

Instead of trying to accomplish everything at once, I’ve chunked my goals into very small tasks and am having greater success. I’m eating this herd of elephants one bite at a time.

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A most exceptional day!

My day began earlier than normal and included exercise at the beginning and end of the day. I had a productive work day and in the evening made good progress on my side work. I even went shopping with the wife instead of declaring I was too busy. I began seeds for my garden and came to bed earlier than normal.

I am quite pleased with this day.