This content was created by Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes. This content was uploaded by Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes. This is a YouTube video titled "Your Goals Are Failing Because of This" created on November 14, 2023, featuring Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes discussing the limitations of SMART goal setting and emphasizing the importance of motivation and various factors that influence goal achievement.
Hey there, everybody, and welcome to this short video on why smart goal setting doesn't work. I know y' all are going, but you've been teaching us smart goal setting since the beginning of your channel. Well, yeah, I have, but smart goal setting, in and of itself, with nothing else, is often ineffective. You can set some really good goals, but if you're not motivated to achieve them, it ain't going to work. You can be as specific as possible, but if you're not motivated to engage in the behavior, the change or behavior is not going to happen. So that's the short version of why smart goal setting doesn't work. When you set goals, yes, it's important to make them specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time limited. That is true, but it's also just as important, if maybe not a little more important, to examine. All right, I have this great goal, and I know I should be doing it, but what is actually going to motivate me to do it? Physically, how will it help me feel more energetic? Reduce my pain? How will it help me feel better physically? Interpersonally, how might it positively impact my relationships? Emotionally, how can it help me feel happier? Cognitively, how can it help me focus? How does it make sense that this is the right thing to do? And environmentally, what can I put in my environment that will help me remember to engage in this behavior? So we need to approach motivation from as many different aspects of the pieces model as possible. We need to recognize that if you're not motivated to do something, your brain's not going to secrete the dopamine that gives you the energy to get up off the couch and do it. So just kind of to sum up, you may have the greatest goals in the world, but if they're not something that you feel passionate about, they're probably going to peter out. Even if you get started doing them, they may peter out. There are a lot of tools that you can use to maintain your motivation, and I encourage you to explore some of those tools in other videos on the channel.
