One of the best ways to follow a successful path is to set goals for yourself. They are important to keep you focused and reach your desired point of personal fulfillment. The problem may be how to achieve goals effectively. The problem is “Although people may want or intend to achieve some outcome, they do not commit to it as a goal until they are willing to invest affect, cognition, and behavior to achieve it” (Traci Mann, 2013). This is why it is important to have a pre-established path on how to achieve important goals. I have chosen three goals that I want to achieve to demonstrate a process known as SMART, to help achieve them. The goals are that I want to eventually earn a degree (personal), I want to join honor society while earning my degree (academic), and I want to earn my degree to contribute to autism research (professional). All of these goals vary in how long it takes to accomplish them. Some are long-term, but I can still use the SMART goal process to achieve them. The SMART steps to follow are:SpecificMeasurableAttainable/AttainableRealisticTime-boundStarting with my academic goal of getting into the Honor Society, the first step to achieving this goal using the SMART system would be to specify my exact goal. For me, I feel like it will be earning an A in the 6 classes I take. The next step to achieving this goal will be to make it measurable. This would be done by checking my progress every week, in every class I take, to ensure I am getting acceptable grades to get an A in the class. Next would be to make sure this goal is achievable/achievable. To make this goal attainable, I need to make sure I set…halfway…to be strong in achieving the goals. I have a lot of confidence in succeeding in both my small and large goals, especially after learning how much my personality traits lean towards my current major and career goals. The personality tests I took confirmed that I have found a career path that I really enjoy and where I know I can be successful. After struggling the first time I attended college, in the major I wasn't suited for, I failed. Now that I've taken on a major that I care deeply about, the workload doesn't seem so overwhelming. It shows that when you care about something, it's much easier to continue and succeed. Now that I not only have a strong desire to achieve my goals, but also a strong action plan to achieve them, I feel like there is nothing stopping me from achieving even the biggest goals I have for myself..