{"id":9144,"date":"2021-06-17T11:02:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T11:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/?p=9144"},"modified":"2022-08-24T16:11:55","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T16:11:55","slug":"coaching-your-client-with-smart-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/coaching-your-client-with-smart-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Coaching Your Client with SMART Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clients come to coaches wanting to create change and\/or succeed at a goal. \u00a0Coaches<\/a> partner with clients and many use the S.M.A.R.T. goal model to define the goal.\u00a0 This also prepares the client to design an action plan and process. \u00a0This tool encourages both motivation and success. \"Coaching<\/p>\n

Clients gain clarity with S.M.A.R.T. goals and they gain perspective.\u00a0 This tool breaks things into achievable steps that clients design.<\/p>\n

S stands for Specific.\u00a0 Questions to ask:
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What exactly do you want to accomplish?
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How do you define your goal?
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How do you describe your life after you achieve your goal?<\/p>\n

M stands for Measurable.\u00a0 Questions to ask:
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How will you know when you have achieved your goal?
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How will you measure your success?
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What does success look like to you?<\/p>\n

A stands for Actionable.\u00a0 Questions to ask:
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What might get in the way?
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What steps will you take to achieve this goal?
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What resources do you have that make this goal attainable?<\/p>\n

R stands for Relevant.\u00a0 Questions to ask:
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is important about this goal to you?
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What will be different for you when you achieve this goal?
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How will you feel when you achieve success?<\/p>\n

T stands for Time Bound.\u00a0 Questions to ask:
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When do you want to achieve your goal?
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What are the milestones on the timeline along the way?
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When will you complete each of your action steps?<\/p>\n

A note: sometimes people use the word achievable for A or realistic for R.\u00a0 Both these words require knowing the future so during coach training<\/a> we learn to use actionable and relevant instead.<\/p>\n

S..M.A.R.T. goals are a positive, motivating tool to help get your client define and achieve their success.<\/p>\n

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