What are Measurable Goals?
Written by R. A. Stewart
Have you ever set a goal, poured your heart and soul into it and still failed to achieve your goal, leaving you unfulfilled and disappointed?
It could be that you have set a goal which is vague and lacks clarity.
The solution is to set goals which are measurable.
What is a measurable goal?
Setting measurable goals allows you to create a clear road map that allows you to track your progress and allow you to celebrate each achievement.
Vague Goal Versus Measurable Goal
A vague goal is “Lose weight”
A measurable goal is, “To lose 5kgs in 30 days.”
This kind of goal tells you what kind of outcome you are seeking.
A vague goal is, “Get fit”
A measurable goal, “Is to complete a 5k fun run by 1 February.
Once you have clearly specified your goal and measured it, it is time to set sub goals.
A lose weight sub goal could be to eliminate all fizzy drinks from your diet.
A goal of, “To complete the Park Run at such and such city this Saturday” is a measurable goal. It tells you what you need to do and when.
If your fitness is such that you need to start training in order to make this goal a reality then you will have a much longer time frame of say, 4-6 weeks, but your more immediate goals will be to run x number of miles per week and increase your mileage as your fitness levels increase.
Run more and your capacity to run longer distances will increase. It is all about the mileage.
Less active people have the capacity to do less exercise. It is the old story of “Use it or lose it.”
Other examples of measurable goals are:
Increase my Youtube subscriber count from 1,000 to 1,500 by February 28.
Save $5,000 for my airfare to the UK by December 31
Invest $1,000 into my retirement fund by June 30
Run 1 mile without stopping for a rest within 6 weeks.
Apply for at least 5 jobs in the xxx industry every week
Increase website traffic by 20% by April 2025
Run a 5k road race in under 30 minutes by March
Read one book a month by the end of the year
Learn 100 new words in a foreign language by June
Write one new article per week
List 3 new products in my etsy/ebay/amazon store per week.
This is a general idea of how to frame your goals so that they are measurable. You are more likely to achieve whatever you are aiming for if you are specific and put a time frame on it.
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