This I ran into yesterday and thought you all could benefit from knowing it . . . . I found it to be rather good.
It sure as hell beats the weak generalities that most folks set for themselves as "goals" or objectives.
SETTING SMART GOALS
In his book 59 Seconds: Change Your Life in Under a Minute, Richard Wiseman shares some fantastic insight into goal-setting. Specifically, Wiseman talks about setting SMART goals. What does that mean? SMART is an acronym that stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-Based.