Associate Level Material

Appendix D

Goal Evaluation Matrix

Choose five of the scenarios in Appendix C and evaluate the goals according to the SMART criteria. Provide support for your evaluation.

| |S |M |A |R |T |
|Goal setter and goal |Is the goal specific? |Is the goal measurable? |Is the goal attainable? |Is the goal realistic? |Is the goal timely? |
|Jie: |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |No |
| | | | | | |
|Wants to gain 5 lbs in 1 month. |She is tired of being sick and |Her milestone is to gain 1.5 lbs|If she eats more carbs and other|It is something that |It might be hard to lose even 5 |
| |wants to become healthy and |a week. If she meets this |foods that will help her gain |realistically could be done if |pounds in a month if it is hard |
| |increase her BMI so she is not |criteria she could attain her |weight than she could complete |you are motivated to make it |for her to gain weight and has |
| |in the underweight category |goal weight of 5 lbs in a month.|her goal. |happen. |barriers of what she will and |
| |anymore. | | | |will not eat in order to do so. |
|Lawrence: |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |
| | | | | | |
|Wants to save enough money for a |His wife and kids need a vehicle|He plans on saving about $300.00|If he keeps saving up and not |It is something than can be done|If he keeps saving $300 a month |
|second vehicle for his wife and |for emergencies and so they can |a month to start saving. |spending the money he is saving |as long as he does not use the |for a year straight then it is |
|kids. |go places during the day. | |then it is possible he will have|money for other things. |possible he will have saved for |
| | | |enough money. | |a down payment and could |
| | | | | |possible get a loan. |

|Roger: |Yes |No |No |Yes |No |
| | | | | | |
|He wants to become a member of |He wants to learn how to play |He never even played the kazoo |Even if he learns how to play |If he learns how to play the |It will probably take him |
|the Kelsey Kazoo Orchestra. |the Kazoo and become a member |nor does he even own one. |the kazoo he is not guaranteed |kazoo and is good enough to be |longer than a year to get to |
| |of the Kelsey Kazoo Orchestra. | |to be a member of the |in the orchestra it is a |be good with the instrument |
| | | |orchestra. |possibility he could achieve |and until then he should not |
| | | | |his goal. |try out for the orchestra. |
|Melissa: |No |No |No |No |No |
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|She wants to win the lottery. |She does not specify if she |There really is nothing |Winning the lottery is not easy|Some people just get lucky but |Not everybody can win the |
| |will try and win by playing the|measurable about this goal. |to do and has to do with luck |not everybody can win the |lottery so you just cannot say|
| |power ball, scratch tickets, | |more than anything. |lottery. She should try a goal |that within 10 years you will |
| |etc. | | |that is more realistic. |achieve your goal. |
|Kat: |Yes |No |Yes |Yes |No |
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|She wants to complete a 5k race. |She wants to be in shape enough|She said she does not like to |She can exercise daily and get |This goal could be accomplished|She said she was lazy and did |
| |to complete a 5k race. |sweat and is lazy. |used to it and be in better |realistically but she needs to |not like to sweat so I think |
| | | |shape for the race. |be more motivated and not be |she will need more time than |
| | | | |lazy so she can accomplish her |12 weeks to get in shape |
| | | | |goal. |enough to be able to run the |
| | | | | |5k race. |