Thread by @emotf

Would you be happy if your year is 12x January?

Do you know how you are tracking so far?

If you want a better way to track your progress try making your S.M.A.R.T. Goals S.H.A.R.P.E.R.

#goals

Let me explain:

SHARPER Goals are just like SMART Goals.

However, you're more likely to succeed in achieving a sharper goal because they are based on the principles of both habits and connect to your purpose.

Author of Atomic Habits James Clear is right.

Goals are not achieved without a system:

“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.”

- and -

"Goals are good for setting a direction but systems are best for making progress."

I’ve devised SHARPER to bring a process and system to goal setting. It’s not so hard to do…

To create a SHARPER Goal, start with a SMART Goal then make it sharper. But how?

Let’s start with a refresher on SMART Goals first.

SMART Goals

S = Specific

M = Measurable

A = Attainable

R = Relevant

T = Time-bound

Take note that the S in SHARPER is the SMART Goal.

Now let’s sharpen it up with:

SHARPER Goals

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S = S.M.A.R.T. Goal = the above framework

H = Habit that will bring the goal toward you daily

A = Action or trigger that will force the new habit

R = Replaces another (bad)habit

P = Plan B if you fail

E = Emotion

R = Reason connect the goal to your purpose.

This is getting a bit long for a tweet thread so if you're interested to know how to apply them I've written more in the blog post:

thedayninja.com/2023/02/01/sha…

And if you want a free #Notion template. I've dropped it for free on #gumroad:

thedayninja.gumroad.com/l/sharper-smar…