GOAL SETTING

REASONS TO SET GOALS

1. Goals can give you a target to aim for

2. Goals can help you concentrate your time and effort

3. Goals can provide motivation, persistence and desire

4. Goals can help you establish priorities

5. Goals can provide a roadmap to take you from where you are to where you want to be

SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM GOALS

Short-term goals are ones that you will achieve in the near future (e.g., in a day, within a week, or possibly within a few months).

Long-term goals are ones that you will achieve over a longer period of time (e.g., one semester, one year, five years, or twenty years).

STRATEGIES

• Write it down on paper

• Set specific goals

• "I will (specific goal) by (specific actions I will follow to accomplish the goal)."

• Goal + Action = Success

Goal-Setting Model

SMARTS - SpecificM - MeasurableA - AttainableR - RealisticT - Timely