Which description best matches the 'Realistic' component of SMART?

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Realistic in SMART refers to whether the goal is achievable with the resources, time, and skills you actually have. It asks you to check that the target is feasible given constraints like equipment, space, supervision, and workload, so the aim can be reached without over‑extending yourself. For example, planning to complete a certain number of client consultations and facial treatments within a month is realistic if you have the necessary training, clinical space, and client flow to support it. This is about feasibility and practicality, ensuring the goal isn’t set so high that it’s unattainable or so vague that progress can’t be judged.

This focus is different from specificity, which targets exact details of what will be done; from measurability, which is about how you’ll track progress with clear metrics; and from being time-bound, which concerns the deadline. Realistic centers on whether achieving the goal is plausible within the given circumstances.