Making Ambitious Goals Into SMART Goals

5 Tips on setting and achieving your most ambitious goals.

It’s no easy task to set a goal, let alone actually accomplish it in a reasonable time frame. As an Ambitious Woman of Faith, we want to help you set S.M.A.R.T goals and achieve them!

What does it mean to set S.M.A.R.T goals?

S.M.A.R.T. is an acronym that helps you shape your goals and define them in a clear, formatted manner. The S.M.A.R.T. goal format is proven to keep your stakes high and elevate your goal completion success rate.

---

1. Specific. Write goals that are definite, distinct, and specialized.

· First, define your goal and be intentional about what it is.

· For example, don’t just say “I want to lose weight”. Create a goal with a specific amount you want to lose by a certain date.

· “I will lose 15 lbs. before my wedding date”. Better.

2. Measurable - record, quantitative, and amount.

· Create a way to track your progress to this goal.

· A daily checklist in your Ambition Planner is a great way to remind yourself of your daily task for working towards this goal.

3. Achievable. Make sure your goals are feasible, attainable, and seizable.

· Reread this goal and make sure it is an achievable goal for you to complete.

· It’s important to reach for the stars but also do not burden yourself down with setting impractical goals.

4. Realistic. Remain practical, pragmatic, and rational.

· It’s important that for every small objective you set, it aligns with your ultimate life goals.

· Don’t be afraid to dream big and think of these small SMART goals as stepping stones to your larger ambitions.

· Dreams can change as you progress through life.

5. Timely - prompt, up-to-date, punctual.

· Define the desired timeline you will achieve this goal within.

· Create a sense of urgency with your goals to ensure you remain on track and finish them in an appropriate length of time.

---

The Ambition Planner has multiple planners with S.M.A.R.T. goal sections to help you stay accountable and consistent with your ambitious endeavors. The Ambition Planner utilizes a variety of methods to ensure you are meeting and exceeding your expectations. Our S.M.A.R.T. goal sections will aid you in creating conscious decisions and effective strategies surrounding your business or other efforts.

Girl, let’s all be ambitious and start setting your S.M.A.R.T. goals today! The Ambition Planner is currently offering free shipping on all purchases and Black Friday deals up to 40% off.

Sincerely,

The Ambition Planner

About Me —

 I'm Deon Stokes, and I built my life around one question: What would the most ambitious version of me do?

That question led me to build a million-dollar nonprofit from scratch, raise over $25 million as a political strategist, and coach hundreds of women to scale their businesses into six and seven-figure brands. But my biggest transformation wasn’t professional—it was personal.

I learned that ambition without intention is just exhaustion. That success isn’t about doing more—it’s about becoming someone different.

Now, I help women reinvent themselves through identity-first transformation. Because you don’t need another goal-setting workshop. You need a system that helps you become the woman who naturally achieves those goals.

You can also find me on Instagram, YouTube, and on my podcast, where I dive into life, business, and how to reach your most ambitious goals.