Goals!Your ticket to a successful future!

Students will be able to assess the importance of goal setting and demonstrate writing goals.

Objective:

“Give me a stock clerk with a goal and I'll give you a man who will make history. Give me a man with no goals and I'll give you a stock clerk.”

-J.C. Penney

“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.”

-Albert Einstein

The first step in setting personal goals is to consider what you want to achieve in your lifetime - setting lifetime goals gives you the overall perspective that shapes all other aspects of your decision making.

Your Lifetime Goals

◦ Attitude: Is there any way that you behave that upsets you? ◦ Career and Financial: What level do you want to reach in your

career? How much do you want to earn by what stage? ◦ Education: Is there any knowledge you want to acquire? What

information and skills will you need to achieve other goals? ◦ Family and Home: Do you want to be a parent? Do you want to

keep close family ties?◦ Physical: What steps are you going to take to achieve good

health?◦ Spiritual: Are you living your morals?

To give a broad, balanced coverage of all important areas in your life, try to set goals in all of the following areas:

Research shows that writing down your goals is an import piece in achieving your goals. When you write goals, make sure they are SMART.

S-specific M-measurable A-action oriented R-realistic T-timely

Writing a SMART goal

“I will be rich someday” is a wish. “I will make $150,000 a year by the time I’m 28” is a goal

“I want to lose weight” is a wish. “I will lose 10 pounds by Christmas” is a goal

On being specific and measurable: A goal must be both, or it is merely a wish

Not “I will ‘try’ to stop biting my fingernails,” but “I will grow my fingernails out”

Not “I will stop smoking,” or “I will not smoke,” but I will take good care of my lungs. (In the first two examples, “stop” and “not” are negative

Another hint: The best goals are stated in the positive:

Values: Beliefs and practices in your life that are very important to you. Many things influence your values such as family, friends, teachers, church, work, and more.

Goals: A destination. Something you want or need by taking certain steps. It gives you direction for your actions.

Tip-Your goals should reflect your values. Both should be unique and meaningful to you.

Goals and Values

Short term goals: Has a time frame of up to three months. Example, I am going to get a A on my first Independent Living test.

Intermediate goals: take place between three months and 1 year. Example, I am going to get a B or better in Independent Living.

Long term goals: Are longer than a year. Example, I am going to travel to 14 different countries before I turn 25.

Short-term vs. Long-term

Clear conception of what you want Strong confidence that you can attain your

goals Focused concentration on what it takes to

reach your goals Stubborn consistency in pursuing your goal An emotional commitment to the

importance of what you’re doing Good character to guide us Capacity to enjoy the process along the

way.

Seven C’s of Success

Goal setting is an important method of:◦ Deciding what is important for you to achieve in your

life ◦ Separating what is important from what is irrelevant ◦ Motivating yourself to achievement ◦ Building your self-confidence based on measured

achievement of goals You should allow yourself to enjoy the

achievement of goals and reward yourself. If you do not already set goals, now is a great

time to start!

Key points

“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.”

-Confucius

You will need: ◦ 2 SMART goals◦ 2 pieces of florescent paper◦ A paper clip◦ Scissors◦ Tape or glue

Directions: ◦ Pick out 2 of your top SMART goals.◦ Show them to me for points. ◦ Cut out a star about the size of your hand. Write a goal on

each star. ◦ Tape a paper clip to the top of your star. Show Mrs. DuBois

your goals and star for a grade. ◦ Hang your star from the lights!

Star Activity