Setting Goals

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Setting Goals

• Senior Communications

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Why Set Goals?

• To define what is important to you
• Set priorities
• Roadmap
• Motivation
• Measure success
• Sense of pride
• Turn dreams into reality!

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Who sets goals?

• Successful people

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Types of Goals

• Education
• Financial
• Health
• Social
• Career
• Family

• Sports
• Personal attitude
• Hobbies
• Public service
• Spiritual

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Will I always accomplish my goals?

• Learning opportunities and experiences
• Did you learn something?
• Was your goal too high?
• Re-evaluate
• Dont give up!!!

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Where do I start?

• Jot down a list of things you want to accomplish
• Prioritize list

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Create SMART Goals

• Specific-identify a specific action
• Measurable-quantifiable
• Achievable-attainable with given resources
• Realistic-stretch some, but with likelihood of
  success
• Timely-state time period

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Examples

• Bad SMART Goal I want to go to college.
• Good SMART GOAL By January 1st of 2009, I will
  have researched three colleges and applied to two
  colleges that I want to attend. I will attend one
  of the colleges I am accepted in, register for my
  first course and start by August 2009. My college
  plan fits with my ten year career plan.

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Examples

• Bad example of a SMART goal I want to have a lot
  of money.
• Good example of a SMART goal
•  I want to make one million within 10 years by
  starting an internet marketing business selling
  personal development products all over the world
  and by providing life coaching consultancy and
  conducting live seminars.

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Example

• Bad example of a SMART goal I want to lose
  weight.
• Good example of a SMART goal
• I want to lose 20 lbs by April 15th 2009. I will
  perform a half hour of cardio and half hour of
  strength training per day, 5 times a week and I
  will only eat starchy carbohydrates 3 times a
  week.

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Assignment

• List at least ten (10) SMART goals related to
  school, career, and/or personal for yourself and
  your future and include a description of how you
  plan to accomplish each one.
• For each goal, explain your plan to obtain that
  goal.