Newbies Tutorial: Turning Your SMART Goals into Actionable Steps

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Last year, I wrote on making S.M.A.R.T. goals, which means your goals must be specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound. I spoke clearly on how to do that in this post here. This post is written for the Newbies Initiative Tutorial Week 1, which is focused on goal layout for the next 3 months in which the programme will be running, and this time, we will be focused on what comes next after making a smart goal.

Over time, I have seen that just setting SMART goals is not enough to achieve them. This is because when we set SMART goals and publish them on the chain, we forget them there. We don't have a measure to keep in check to maintain consistency.

Let's take a smart goal, for instance:

Over the next three months, my goal on Hive is to reach a Hive Power of 21,000 HP. To achieve this, I'll publish at least three times a week and curate daily. With an average of 70 HP per week from author rewards, I aim to earn 280 HP per month and 840 HP in three months. Starting from my current Hive Power of 19,400 HP, I'll make monthly power-ups and rely on monthly curation rewards of around 120 HP.

This goal is specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound, reflecting my dedication to Hive's growth, but yet there are still some things that need to be done in order to achieve this goal.

The first thing is to:

Write it on Paper

Aside from having your goals written down on your blog, you also need to have them accessible to you where you can see them physically and put them in your memory as a reminder that you have a goal you are chasing. If you don't put it to memory, it would be difficult to achieve this goal, as every action you take each day must contribute to taking you a step further to your goal. So you need to put it in writing. Let me have mine done below:

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When you write your goals on paper, they are easily accessible compared to your blog. Find some place where you can easily see them every day. As you write it down, you will attain clarity on exactly what you want and be able to visualise your goals.

Just like I have done above, the second thing to note is:

List all actions that must be taken

I listed all the actions that must be taken so that I can further think about how I can fulfil these actions. If I want to blog three times weekly, then I must have a schedule for the days I want to publish each week instead of just merely saying it. You can choose any preferred day.

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I listed all the actions that must be taken so that I can further think about how I can fulfil these actions. If I want to blog three times weekly, then I must have a schedule for the days I want to publish each week instead of just merely saying it. You can choose any preferred day.

Most especially, it is best to set a preferred time you would be most comfortable writing your posts. Don't do this on the day you plan on writing your post; make sure you do it before the day or even before the week ahead.

As for me personally, I write my posts in the mornings, as this is the best time I can think freely. So what is yours?

One more important thing to note is:

To Keep Fueling Your Hunger

What makes people achieve a goal is not because they say it would be nice to have it, but because they make it a must to achieve it. So you need to be hungry for the goals you set and remind yourself why you need to achieve them.



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What makes people achieve a goal is not because they say it would be nice to have it, but because they make it a must to achieve it. So you need to be hungry for the goals you set and remind yourself why you need to achieve them.

Here is an exercise from what I learned from the book "Goals" by Brian Tracy: Every day when you wake up, write out all your goals before you begin all other major activity of the day. This would help you to remember not just all the goals you have to achieve, but your life generally, and would be of help in tailoring most of your actions of the day to one of those goals.

Track Your Progress by Creating Milestones

Creating milestones for your main goal is a good way to track your progress and give you the feeling of progress. For instance, if I have a goal of attaining 21,000 HP, I would break my goals into smaller goals and smaller deadlines.

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For instance, my present HP is 19,460 HP then my goal for next month would be to achieve 20,000 HP. My target now is to make an addition of 500 HP and my deadline is the month end of October.

By November, I would be celebrating a milestone achieved, and then set a new milestone and a deadline.


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Starstrings01, also known as Giftedhands, attends the Federal University of Agriculture in Abeokuta to study mechatronics engineering. He is a lover of the hive, a guitarist from Nigeria, and a student.

His ambition on Hive is to be more than just an ordinary blogger; he wants to be someone with a purpose. That's why he started the newbies initiative @newbies-hive to help guide and support newbies. Please follow the @newbies-hive curation trail by clicking here.

He tries to juggle education with being active on the chain, but his love and passion for Hive keep him on track..


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This is really helpful for me. I’ll keep this in mind and make sure I write down my goals in a book and go through them everyday. The best time for me to write my post is at night. I prefer working at night.

This is one way to achieve one's goals and I love the fact that you hit the nail on the head at the word hunger because that's the driving force which extends to being disciplined in the process of achieving the goals.
Also,just as you've stated, penning it down and setting reminders are highly important.

This is a reminder for me to always be intentional.

Thanks @starstrings01 for sharing this valuable content with us.

I took my time to read through without skipping any paragraph or words, this is a good initiative and it will help if we can follow it through, I shall make use of this acronym and I believe it will help me.

Hello good morning. I started recently I would like to participate to learn more about hive

Good morning to you. Please contact me on Whatsapp so that we can discuss. This session has began with a set of newbies, you would have to wait for another set of the program to begin.

Why does your username sounds like anomadsoul.

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I always have a problem when it comes to setting goals. And that is because I am easily distracted by many things.
I will try my best. I will set, write down and become hungry to achieve them.
Your SMART method is the best. Little by little I will become.
Thank you very much for this post. I am looking forward to our meeting.

You are welcome! Hopefully you would make this goal and face on it heads ON! Make sure you get a partner in time to discuss with.

You have simplified this which makes it easier to relate with.
Thanks for this. I'll make sure to follow it when making my hive goals.

I enjoy reading this.

With goals, we have direction. You broke it down so simple. I can’t wait to set my goals and not just set but also be hungry to achieve them.

Thank you for this

What makes people achieve a goal is not because they say it would be nice to have it, but because they make it a must to achieve it. So you need to be hungry for the goals you set and remind yourself why you need to achieve them.

Wow, these are deeper words_food for thought 💭. And this is exactly what have kept me going with my set goals. I am hungry for success and that is why I should make my goal a must to achieve👌

These are wonderful tricks you laid down here. Now, I have to write my long term goals and paste it where it will be easily accessible. Thanks for taking your time to drop this valuable content for us to consume.

Thank you very much! I am glad that you see value in my content. I felt this would add to making the newbies plan their goals more effectively and be set to achieving it.

Glad to see you here again!

To support the Brain Tracy Quotes, those who do not have a goal will end up fulfilling other people's goal. Having a to do list helps a lot in time management and dedication.

This is so motivational. I am really glad I'm here on this newbies program and I hope I do better and learn more on how to go about the hive as a whole.

It's nice knowing you're a FUNAABITE, I am too.

Thanks for sharing this @starstrings01

I'm really happy I read this
I have so many goals but distraction and procrastination have really done slot to me.
Im trying but not as I want.
I love write-up
Will surely try this
Thank you

Me encantó este post, intentaré seguir esos pasos que muchas veces se me hacen difícil cuando me distrae cualquier cosa desplazando así o alargando más el tiempo de lograr la meta fijada. Excelente

Setting goals isn't hard, the hard part is achieving those goals. As you said, it's better to create milestones, keep track of your progress, and know how much effort you need to complete the goal. With this, it can even make you achieve your goals faster and you would be surprised that you even did more than you expected.

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You powered-up at least 10 HIVE on Hive Power Up Day! This entitles you to a level 1 badge.
Participate in the next Power Up Day and try to power-up more HIVE to get a bigger Power-Bee.
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