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I have been sitting on this link to Genuine Curiosity for a while, waiting to complete my own Quarterly Review and goal-setting. Dwayne Melancon has written a concise and very useful post on utilizing the principles of Management by Objective for setting quarterly objectives. Melancon describes the five steps in the SMART analysis:

• Specific - make sure you are very clear and explicit about what you want to achieve (practice your outcome-centric visualization.
• Measurable - make sure there is a way (preferrably objective, and not subjective) to measure your progress and success.
• Achievable - Are the objectives ones that you can actually attain?
• Realistic - Dreaming is great, but do you have the ability and resources to succeed?
• Time-bound -have you set a target date by when you will achieve the outcome?

I believe that the SMART formula is one of the best tools in your toolbox, and it should be applied to many of the inputs that move through your GTD Workflow. Read the whole post.