SMART Goal Planner

Turn vague life goals into specific, doable SMART plans with clear next steps. Coach-tested prompts help you define what “done” means so you can act.

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When to Use This Tool

Client writes goals that sound good but stall as soon as specificity is required

Client's goal is clear on what they want but vague on how they'll know when it's done

Client has urgency about a goal but no committed timeline

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Tool Classification

Domain

Life Coaching

Type

Framework

Phase

Goal Setting

Details

30 min Mid session As-needed

Topics

Accountability Identity Mindset

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Coaching Scenarios Plus

1 The client with a goal they cannot make concrete enough to act on

Context

Client has a goal they describe in aspirational terms — a position they want to hold, a state they want to reach, a capability they want to develop. The description is recognizable and energizing. When asked what specifically would constitute achieving it, the answer softens: 'I'll know it when I see it,' 'I want to feel more confident,' 'I want to be recognized for my work.' The goal exists at a level of abstraction that makes it possible to believe you are working toward it without being able to verify that you are. The SMART fill-in structure forces each criterion to be addressed explicitly, exposing which letters have real content and which are empty.

How to Introduce

Frame the worksheet as a specificity test, not a planning form. 'The goal you've described is real and worth pursuing. W...

2 The client who fills the easy SMART letters and leaves the hard ones blank 🔒

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