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To download the docx file from the COS website, click here [[https://conventionofstates.com/files/smart-goal-setting-worksheet/download|smart_goals_worksheet_template_(1).docx]]


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====== SMART Goal Setting Worksheet ======


Attachment: 1383/smart_goals_worksheet_template_(1).docx
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|Created:                 |2019-07-10 14:58 GMT|
|Updated:                 |2020-07-11 03:00 GMT|
|Published:               |2019-07-10 14:58 GMT|
|Converted:               |2025-11-11 12:13 GMT|
|Change Author:           |Jason Girard        |
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