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Choosing & Reaching Your Goals: Pursuing Your Interests

Learn how to turn your personal interests into goals and achieve them by utilizing resources, measuring progress, and rewarding yourself along the way. Understand the influence of your interests and values on your goals and discover the importance of adapting and changing goals when necessary.

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Choosing & Reaching Your Goals: Pursuing Your Interests

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  1. Chapter 2 Lesson 5 Choosing and Reaching Your Goals Bellringer Think of one of your personal interests. Write a paragraph about how you pursue that interest.

  2. Chapter 2 Lesson 5 Choosing and Reaching Your Goals Start Off Write How do rewards help you achieve your goals?

  3. Chapter 2 Lesson 5 Choosing and Reaching Your Goals Objectives • Describehow your interests and values influence your goals. • Identify four resources available for working toward one’s goal. • Explain the importance of measuring and rewarding your progress towards meeting a goal. • Explain why changing goals is sometimes okay.

  4. Chapter 2 Lesson 5 Choosing and Reaching Your Goals What Are Your Interests? • What Is an Interest?An interest is something that you enjoy and want to learn more about. • Turning Interests into Goals Think of goals you might have because of your interests. These are goals you will want to reach.

  5. Chapter 2 Lesson 5 Choosing and Reaching Your Goals What Is Important to You? • Consider Your ValuesIf you are going to reach your goals, they will have to be important to you. You must have an interest in your goals. But your values should be an influence on your goals, too. Build your goals around both your interests and your values.

  6. Chapter 2 Lesson 5 Choosing and Reaching Your Goals What Resources Do You Need? • What Is a Resource?A resource is something you use to help you. Resources can be money, knowledge, people, or skills. For example, the Internet is a good resource for information. Another resource is a mentor.

  7. Chapter 2 Lesson 5 Choosing and Reaching Your Goals Whatever your interest is, be creative. Use the resources that are available to you.

  8. Chapter 2 Lesson 5 Choosing and Reaching Your Goals Measure Your Progress • Evaluating Each StepReaching goals can take a long time. So, you should measure your progress along the way. Progress is a step toward your goal. Progress is often slow, and you won’t be able to see it on a daily basis unless you measure it.

  9. Chapter 2 Lesson 5 Choosing and Reaching Your Goals Reward Your Success! • Do Something Good for YourselfReward yourself when you make progress toward your goal. When you’re working toward a long-term goal, you should reward yourself for accomplishing each step that leads to your goal.

  10. Chapter 2 Lesson 5 Choosing and Reaching Your Goals Changing Your Goals • Along the way, check whether you are still on the right path. Ask yourself: • 1. Does the idea of reaching my goal make me happy? • 2. Am I doing well at what I do? • 3. Am I upholding my values through my goals? • 4. Is there something else I would rather be doing?

  11. Brain Food Video Quiz Click below to watch the Brain Food Video Quiz that accompanies this chapter. You may stop the video at any time by pressing the Esc key. Brain Food Video Quiz

  12. Quote of the Day “I think it’s very important that you make your own decision about what you are. Therefore you’re responsible for your actions, so you don’t blame other people.” —Prince William

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