Medical Milestones

In class we've been learning about S.M.A.R.T. goals. S.M.A.R.T. stands for specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound. The S means that your goal shouldn't be vague, but have many details. One should target a specific goal that they want to improve on or strive for. The M is measurable as in one wants to be able to quantify or indicate one's success. A is attainable, in other words, it can't be impossible. The goal should be able to be reachable and realistic. R, or relevant, means that it should have something to do with your life goals and what you want to do with your life. Lastly, T means that it should have a time constraint and should have a specified time of when the goal should be completed by. By using S.M.A.R.T goals, one should be able to complete one's goals easier!

This is very relevant to me because as a young adult, I have many goals I want to accomplish. My first goal is that I want to finish my seven college applications before November 1st. I'm going to receive my new SAT score on the 23rd. That means I'll know what colleges I should apply to. I've already picked out a couple but by knowing my precise SAT scores, I'll be able to pick out the top seven colleges.

My second goal is that I want to save atleast 5,000 dollars in my savings account by the time I get into college by working odd jobs and real jobs (hopefully I'll be getting a second job soon). I need to save 5,000 dollars because the college I want to go to, The Maritime Academy, has something called cruises which basically means you're spending a semester on the Golden Bear (the ship) and you work at different ports. It cost atleast 5,000 dollars and so by my Freshman year (the year of the cruise) I need to have atleast 5,000 in my savings account.

Thirdly, I want to be fit enough to run a 5k with my brother by the end of this school year. My brother recently got very involved with the track team at Cal, and I've seen how much happier he is now that he runs. I want to be able to run a 5k because I want to join the color run with my brother as a birthday present to him and a bonding event between him and I. I looked on the website and they don't show any upcoming events in 2014, so I can't put a definite date on it, but I want to be able to do it by June 13th.