Setting GoalsBy: Ella F.

Create GoalsTo create the goals I would recommend just write down things you like are interesting, things you might want to pursue, career ideas, dreams, things that interest you. When I did my goals I created a chart with different subjects, and goals that went along with the subject.

This is explaining the format of the next few graphs.

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3

Achieved Currently Working On Goal

Having a star in this column means I have achieved that specific goal.

Having a star in this column means I am currently working on that specific goal.

This column is where the specific goals are listed.

Art

Discover Special Things About Poetry

Get Better at Drawing

Learn More About Paintings

Learn To Be More Creative

Make Interesting Stories To Show To People Someday

Become A Doctor

Get A Masters In Anesthesiologist

Get A Masters In Culinary Arts

Get A Degree In Aerospace Engineer

Save Enough Money To Live Off Of For Retirement

Career

Build A House With Money Earned From Career

Get Married & Have Kids

Give Back All Money Borrowed EVER

Give Money To 5 Good Causes

Help My Parents And Grandparent At Old Age

Family/ Any Goal Not Fitting In Any Other Category

Get All A’s

Get Into A Very Good College

Graduate Early

Not Getting Behind

Make Sure To Understand Concepts Of What I’m Learning

School

Visit Niagara Falls

Go To Australia

Go To Mars

Go To Mexico

Swim In All The Oceans

Travel

RealisticThis step is just one way to revise your goals. Making sure your goals are realistic not only makes them easier to achieve, but easier to understand. Being able to plan how to achieve a goal is important in achieving it.

Making realistic goals are important in making goals, because if you just aren’t able to achieve the goal there is no point in having it, no matter if you had money, had supporters, etc. I’m not saying don’t have any goals you don’t think you can achieve, I doesn’t hurt to have a few goals that are going to be harder to achieve than others. Just because you aren’t able to achieve a goal that isn’t realistic, doesn’t make you any less than someone who can, honestly that would make me try harder.

Realistic ExampleExample- You want to be a professional basketball player, like Michael Jordan. Let's also say you do not actually play on a team, but you do shoot hoops in your driveway. Chances are you’re not going to be a professional basketball player by just shooting around in your driveway. To make this goal more realistic say you want to be the starter on your basketball team.

SpecificOnce your goals are realistic, the next step is to make sure they are specific. If your goals are specific they are easier to know how to achieve them and know if you achieved them.

Understanding what your goals are will help you achieve them, they will be easier to plan how to achieve them, and will be easier to know once you have achieved them. Having a broad goal, with make it harder to understand what you goal actually is. Broad goals are going to take more time, and still might never be achieved.

Specific ExampleExample- Say one of your goals is to become a better person. That will be difficult to achieve because being a better person can mean different things. Be more kind, have a lot of friends, donate money to homeless shelters, etc. A more specific goal might be to create and maintain a charitable web site.

Measurable

Short Term StepsThese are steps that you can do currently to help to accomplish your goals, or assist with you long term steps.

Long Term StepsThese are steps that you can’t do currently, but you will be able to do anytime in the future. Any steps that may take you years to achieve are long term steps.

To make your goals measurable, you need steps along the way. These are called short-term and long-term steps.

Measurable ExamplesShort Term Steps

If your goal was to be a professional basketball player.

1. Joining a local team, YMCA, schools team, etc.

2. Become a starter on that team.

3. Get scouted for college.

If your goal was to become a business owner.

4. Know what kind of business you want.

5. Got to college to learn how to keep track of money, to spend it wisely, to keep up with supply and demand, advertise, etc.

Long Term Step

If your goal was to be a professional basketball player.

1. Get on a national team.

If your goal was to become a business owner.

2. Buy a building for your business.

3. Hire employees.

4. Advertise your business.

One of My Artistic GoalsMake Interesting Stories to Show to People Someday:

Realistic- I believe this goal is realistic because people can be anyone, my parents, my siblings, my friends, my kids, etc. For this goal I just have to create a story I believe may be interesting to any of these people.

Specific- To make this goal more specific I could say, “Publish one or more stories or books that people will find interesting.”

Measurable-Short term steps- Pay attention more in Language, ask question about creating

stories, read and write stories that expand my knowledge as a writer, have friends, family, teachers read over my work, and see what they might change to improve the story.

Long term steps- Pursue a career in language.

One of My Career GoalsSave Enough Money to Live Off Of for Retirement:

Realistic- I believe this goal is realistic to anyone who puts in the effort. If you have a job, career, any way of getting income, every time you get paid set a little aside for the future.

Specific- I believe this goal is already specified, because you only retire once.

Measurable-Short term steps- Pay attention in classes; learn how to spend

money wisely.Long term steps- Go to college to get a high paying career.

One of My Family GoalsHelp My Parents and Grandparent at Old Age:

Realistic- I believe this goal is realistic because it’s more than likely my parents and grandparents are going to die before me. So I believe this goal is realistic because this goal isn’t saying I have to buy them a huge house or something like that. Its saying help them get around, get them things, make meals for them, etc.

Specific- To make this goal more specific I could say more on how I could help them. Help my parents and grandparents get around, make meals, clean up after them, the little things that they might not be able to do.

Measurable-Short term steps- Learn more about what my parents and grandparents like, so I’m

about to help them with those things when they get older.Long term steps- Build, buy, or rent a house big enough for everyone to live there; get a

high paying career, that allows me to take days off depending on my family's plans.

One of My School Goals Get All A’s:

Realistic- I believe this goal is realistic because you can ask for help you can ask. If you need more time on assignments set time before or after school to work on assignments. If you’re having a difficult time staying on task give yourself a reward if you get it done; work towards something.

Specific- This goal could be more specific on the type of class, what grade you’re in. Instead it could be, “Get all A’s until I graduate.”

Measurable-Short term steps- Focus more in class, understand what is being taught, study, figure

out the best way for me to focus, study, and remember the things that are taught, take notes. Be organized, set time aside for homework, studying, reading, etc.

Long term steps- Keep notes somewhere safe and where you will remember where they are at, stay organized, choose classes that will benefit you, and your future.

One of My Travel GoalsVisit Niagara Falls, New York:

Realistic- I believe it is realistic to visit Niagara Falls, because my parents own a house that is around 5 hours away from Niagara Falls. So I think if people are able to go to Niagara Falls from around the world, I’m able to drive or be driven 5 hours.

Specific- I believe that this goal is specific because there is only one Niagara Falls in New York.

Measurable-Short term steps- Set savings goals, record what I spend money on, decide how

much I’m willing to spend on everyday expenses, and how much I want to spend on the trip, in general things that will help me prepare for my future.

Long term steps- Save enough money to travel to Niagara Falls, covering food, a way to get there, bus, car, plane, train, etc., and depending on the way of transportation gas, bus ticket, plane ticket, train ticket, etc.

Works Cited This presentation is based off of Middle School Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Learning Strategies, Chapter 2: Setting Goals.

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