Step 2: Setting a Short-Term SMART Goal

SMART goals are short-term goals that will help you take action steps toward participating in the community. Taking small steps that help you to be successful can ensure that you reach your bigger goals, and setting SMART goals increases the chances that you will follow through in working on your goals.

To learn more about setting short-term goals and SMART goals, turn to page 7 of the Out and About Workbook (PDF). 

A blackboard with the steps for setting a smart goal. Each letter in the acronym has a colored post it note. Under the heading "Goal Setting," written in chalk, there reads from top to bottom: A yellow post it with the letter S. The word specific written in chalk. A pink post it note for measurable. A green post it note for attainable. A blue post it note for relevant. A purple post it note for time-bound