Examples of not clearly defined targets • To go back to work. (No frequency or duration specified.) • To go out socially more often. (No frequency or duration specified.) • To be more active. (No activity, frequency or duration specified.) • To get up earlier. (No activity, frequency or duration specified.) These are just vague ideas and not measurable; you would therefore not know when you had met them, and would risk feeling uncertain, frustrated and discouraged about your progress.