--- title: Setting and Measuring your SMART Goals  description: Goals are important for staying on track and help to reaffirm your recovery process. Poor goal setting can make you feel like you’re not achieving anything and can hinder your progress toward recovery. 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Staying focused, however, can be a struggle if you're not setting the right goals for yourself. [Setting SMART Goals for Addiction Recover](https://www.aquilarecoveryva.com/blog/setting-smart-goals-addiction)y is a challenge facing a lot of people, but it's an easy one to solve.   Setting SMART goals help you prioritize all areas of your life. Once you have your eye on the prize it will be easier for other changes in your life to happen. This in turn helps you achieve your aspirations, augment your motivation for growth and feel enhanced confidence and self worth. The key is to set goals that are: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time-Bound. For SMART goals to be effective, they have to be backed by some form of evaluation. 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