Goals & Gorillas

Goals & GorillasHow an ape made his dream come trueWere going to learn How to achieve our goals using the SMART techniqueOnce upon a timea long time agofar, far awaymiles away from herethere lived a gorilla.

His name was Gorm.Gorm wanted to be a world-famous musicianNow, the other monkeyswhen they heard thisreacted withPolite smilesPityDisbeliefBut mainly

laughter

This upset Gorm.

Now Gorm had a fairy godfather called DesmondDesmond had a strange dress senseand a tough view of the world

And once Desmond had finished calling Gorm a fool he saidYouve got to be SMART Gorm!So Gorm went to the library to help him become SMART

Not that sort of smart, fool! SMART, bellowed Desmond- S.M.A.R.T

What are the benefits of Desmonds SMART approach?Gorm went away and rethought his goalbe a musician was not S.M.A.R.TGorm made his dream more SPECIFICI want to learn to play the bagpipesGorm made his dream more MEASURABLEI want to reach Grade 1 on the bagpipesGorm made his dream more ACHIEVABLEOK. Maybe not world-famous yet just a musician.Gorm could not make his dream more RELEVANTMusics all Ive ever loved

It isnt of any use choosing something to focus on that you have no interest in or want to get better at.Gorm made his dream more TIME-FOCUSEDI want to reach Grade 1 on the bagpipes by the end of June.So this:be a world famous musicianHad become this:reach Grade 1 on the bagpipes by the end of JuneAnywayJust thinking about his dream like this made Gorm feel like he could do it

And with time, he did indeed achieve his dreamOnce upon a time

Over to youGet into pairs

2. Try developing a SMART target for either your given character strength/personal target or a particular aspect of your teaching.

3. Be prepared to share this. Remember to be S.M.A.R.T