Today, Amy Walls of Thimbleberry Financial explains how to create SMART goals.  SMART is an acronym for  

• Specific
• Measurable
• Attainable
• Relevant
• Time Bound

SMART Goals also need to resonate with you - if you don't have a connection to the goal, you won't achieve it.

SMART Goals should also be put into writing - and there's neuroscience to back this up!  Amy gives us a high level recap of Mark Murphy's study "The Gender Gap and Goal-Setting" (link below).

People who have vividly written down their goals are 1.2 to 1.4 times more likely to accomplish their goals. Writing things down happens on two levels: external storage and encoding. It doesn’t take a neuroscientist to know you will remember something much better if you’re staring at a visual cue (aka reminder) every single day.  And writing improves the encoding process. 

Finally, there needs to accountability.  It's much easier to achieve a goal if you have someone to hold you accountability.  That's where a financial advisor like Amy can help!

Resources:

Mark Murphy Study in Forbes:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/markmurphy/2018/04/15/neuroscience-explains-why-you-need-to-write-down-your-goals-if-you-actually-want-to-achieve-them/?sh=7415a20a7905

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