Goal Setting, Motivation,

1
Goal Setting, Motivation, Priorities
EIU 1111 University Foundations
2

• Give me a stock clerk with a goal and Ill give
  you a man who will make history. Give me a man
  with no goals and Ill give you a stock clerk.
• J.C. Penney

3
Where will you be 5 years from now?
4
Your plan for where you want to be 5 years from
now is a long-term goal

• On a piece of paper, complete the following
  sentence
• Five years from now, I will be

5
Characteristics of Attainable Goals

• Specific
• Written
• Measurable
• Action-Oriented (road map)
• Realistic
• Time-bound
• Anticipates obstacles
• Includes incentives

6

• A person without goals is like a sheep out in
  the pasture just living from day to day. You
  dont want to be a sheep.
• --Dr. Boyce Watkins, Everything You Ever Wanted
  to Know About College

7
Achieving a long-term goal is like building a
pyramid

• Long-term goal
• Medium-range goals
• Short-term goals

5 years from now
Long-term Goals
Medium-range Goals
1-2 years from now
Short-term Goals
A few months/semester
8
On a piece of paper. . .

• Write down 4 or 5 short-term goals that you have
  for this semester.
• Make sure they are specific, measurable, and
  realistic.

9
Action Plan

• TNT Principle Today Not Tomorrow
• Daily/Weekly habits that will help you reach your
  short-term goals and contribute to your long-term
  goal

10
Create an action plan to achieve those goals
Once you meet your short-term goals, your
mid-range goals will follow each more easily.
Create a study schedule
Visit Profs office
Read text book weekly
Go to every class
Review notes weekly
Meet my advisor
Find a tutor
11
Keep reminding yourself of the long term goal you
are working Toward
Bachelors Degree with 3.55 GPA
As the semester or the year ends, you will
replace short-term and mid-range goals with new
ones.
3.5 GPA by Fall 2010
30 Credits completed by May 2010
Choose minor
Apply for Summer internship
Create a study schedule
Visit Profs office
Read text book weekly
Go to every class
Review notes weekly
Meet my advisor
Find a tutor
12
Each goal you reach, builds towards the next
Dream house3 bedrooms, big kitchen, deck and pool
Dream Job 90,000
Financial Independence
Bachelors Degree w/ 3.55 GPA
Marriage family
13
Obstacles and Roadblocks

• Take 2 minutes to write down 3 possible obstacles
  that might get in the way of achieving your
  5-year goal.
• How much control do you have over these issues?
• What can you do to eliminate or avoid these
  obstacles?

14
What are common obstacles that you may encounter
in your first semester?
15
Common Obstacles

• Not expecting mistakes
• Blaming obstacles on your lack of abilities
• Not changing your environment
• Making unwise choices
• Lack of persistence
• Lack of commitment
• Opposing desires (YOU in your own way)
• Mental paralysis

16
Motivating Factors

• List the top 3 motivating factors in your life

17
Intrinsic Extrinsic Motivation

• Intrinsic motivation comes from within
• Extrinsic motivation comes from external forces
  (but is connected to what you want intrinsically)

18
HOG Huge Outrageous Goals

• Stretch your capabilities
• Dont settle
• Take advantage of your best efforts
• Aim highbe ambitious

19
A few hints to help you stay on track with your
goals

• Remind yourself of your goals allow yourself to
  dream about them.
• Write them down and put where you will see them
  every day.
• Change your short-term goals if they are not
  working for you.
• Be realistic, but aim higher than you think you
  can achieve you will usually surprise yourself.
• Make sure you understand the price of reaching
  your goals.
• Recognize obstacles and avoid or eliminate them.

20

• The path to greatness is usually paved with
  failure. That means that most big successes come
  after you have tried over and over again and
  failed.
• --Dr. Boyce Watkins

21

• Belief System ? Values ? Motivation ? Goals

22
Powerful habits to help you reach your goals

• Get up at the same time every morning
• Establish a regular schedule for yourself
• Use a to-do list or appointment calendar to keep
  track of assignments and appointments (cell phone
  alarms)
• Spend at least 25-30 hours a week on schoolwork
  outside of class
• Study in small bits of time (not study marathons)
• Get most of your studying done before 600 p.m.

23
Good Habits cont.

• Find a study partner and form study groups
• Stop in the professors office during office
  hours
• Take a study skills class/workshop
• Keep up with reading assignments
• Meet with the instructor after the first exam to
  learn from your mistakes.

24
References

• Adapted from a presentation by Pat Scheib, shared
  on the FYE listserv
• Boyce Watkins, Black Voices, bvblackspin.com/2009/
  08/25/black-college-student-goal-setting/
• Piscitelli, Choices