{"id":9763,"date":"2022-11-30T19:00:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T19:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=9763"},"modified":"2022-11-30T19:00:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T19:00:12","slug":"managing-stress-with-smart-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/managing-stress-with-smart-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing Stress with SMART Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Stress is a common part of life for most Americans. It can often be traced back to the workplace, with approximately 83% of workers experiencing work-related stress, but major world events and aspects of daily life such as the COVID-19 pandemic have also had a widespread mental health impact.<\/p>\n

While stress is unpleasant to experience in itself, it can also lead to various other problems when it comes to interpersonal relationships, productivity at work, and overall mental and physical health.<\/p>\n

Effective stress management is essential for living a healthy life. It\u2019s important for you to set realistic expectations for yourself, identify controllable factors in your life that are causing you stress, and tackle them directly. One effective way to do this is to set SMART goals.<\/p>\n

SMART goals are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound. They allow you to understand the process required for achieving a goal and accurately track your progress. For example, you might be facing stress related to a job opportunity you\u2019re applying for. You can set a SMART goal of pursuing that opportunity by:<\/p>\n