Key Points SMART is a methodology for developing short-term goals that are realistic and achievable. You’ll develop these goals by listening to the voice of the customer, particularly their ...

It starts with writing a goal statement that hits on all of the elements of the SMART acronym. Here’s an example: Say you have a test in statistics next week and you got a C on the last one.

If you have big aspirations for 2025—a big deadlift, a marathon, a change in the size of your body—I sure hope you haven’t translated them into the limited, pass-fail box-checking of a SMART ...