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Reaching resolutions: Set goals you can reach & avoid unrealistic ones

Feb 09, 2021 · 3 min read

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Many CPAs are familiar with the SMART criteria for goal-setting — an acronym first mentioned in a 1981 paper by George T. Doran, requiring goals to be:

Specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound

Following the SMART framework is the first step in creating reachable goals — however, it shouldn’t be the only one. Goals are only achievable when an action plan is implemented (and adhered to!) and progress is tracked regularly.

The finance team at the Colorado Society of CPAs

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