Appendix D

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.

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|Goal setter and goal             |Is the goal specific?           |Is the goal measurable?         |Is the goal attainable?         |Is the goal realistic?         |Is the goal timely?             |
|James: personal                   |Yes he always wanted to play   |Yes he wants to play middle     |Yes if he puts he’s mind to it.|Yes he is too old to play pro   |Yes he need a lot of time to   |
|                                 |Pro Football.                   |linebacker.                     |                               |football.                       |train.                         |
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|Jie: personal health related     |Yes she want to gain weight.   |Yes if she eats more carb.     |Yes for a healthier body.       |Yes if she puts her mind to it.|No It’s not timely to gain 5   |
|                                 |                               |                               |                               |                               |pounds in a month.             |
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|Lawrence: save enough money for a|Yes give his wife a car.       |Yes cars are expensive.         |Yes every three months your     |Yes if you put 300.00 back     |Yes a year from now he can buy |
|car....