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Setting Goals

Setting Goals. Pathways 2010. What is a goal?. A specific, measurable occurrence, object, or accomplishment that you would like to achieve, or obtain in the future. It is where you want to end up Not where you are today Always keep the end in mind. Self-Motivation.

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Setting Goals

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  1. Setting Goals Pathways 2010

  2. What is a goal? • A specific, measurable occurrence, object, or accomplishment that you would like to achieve, or obtain in the future. It is where you want to end up Not where you are today Always keep the end in mind

  3. Self-Motivation • To achieve your goals for your career and your life requires self-motivation—the determination to stay on track and avoid distractions.

  4. SMART Goals Is a positive step in reaching your end result S-Specific M-Measurable A-Attainable R-Realistic T-Timely

  5. Specific A specific goal has a much greater chance of being accomplished than a general goal. EXAMPLE:  General goal -"Get in shape” Specific goal - "Join a health club and workout 3 days a week"

  6. Measurable If you can't measure it, you can't manage it. Choose a goal with measurable progress, so you can see the change occur. Be specific! EXAMPLE: Not measureable - "I want to be a good reader" is not as measurable. Measureable - "I want to read 3 chapter books of 100 pages before my birthday”

  7. Attainable Identifying goals that are important to you, helps develop attitudes, abilities, skills, and financial capacity to make them come true. EXAMPLE: Unachievable - lose 20 lbs in 1week Achievable - lose 1 lb once achieved aim to lose another 1 lb.

  8. Realistic Means "do-able.“ An objective which you are willing and able to work towards. It may push your skills and knowledge but it should not break you. EXAMPLE: Unrealistic - A goal to never eat sweets Realistic - Eat a piece of fruit a day instead of the sweets. Reducing the amount of sweets is a realistic goal.

  9. Timely A goal should be grounded within a time frame. EXAMPLE: Untimely - You want to loose 10 lbs, someday Timely – I will loose 10 lbs by January

  10. 3 Basic Time Frames Short-term goals: within 1-6 months Med-term goals: within 1-2 years Long-term goals: within5 or more years

  11. Strategies for setting goals • Realistic • Challenging • Important • Positive

  12. Timeline for goals • How much time will be required to meet your goal. • Divide the time into smaller components. • Use a desk calendar, a planner, or to schedule the day, month, or year by which each step should be completed. • Use a time line, including all the steps necessary to reach your long-term goal

  13. Roadblocks • Difficult school courses • Inability to concentrate • Indecision • Distractions • Procrastination • Lack of money for education • Strong competition for jobs

  14. Strategies to overcome Roadblocks • Ask for guidance from someone who has faced the same obstacle. • Break a roadblock into smaller problems and try to find a solution to each problem.

  15. Recap • Goals- It is where you want to end up not where you are today Always keep the end in mind • Make SMART goals

  16. Recap • Time Frame • Short-term • Mid-term • Long-term • Strategies to accomplish your goals • How to overcome roadblocks

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