Planning Your Future: Goal Setting

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Planning Your FutureGoal Setting

• The Academy of Irving ISD

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Agenda

• Why Set Goals?
• Dream vs. Goal
• The 7 Steps
• Set your School Goals
• Do it!

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Dream vs. Goal

• A dream is the idea in your mind
• A goal is a written word or phrase
• A goal is not just ideas scribbled on a piece of
  paper
• A goal is focused it is your road for your future

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Goal Setting Step 1
Make sure the goal you are working for is
something you really want, not just something
that sounds good.
Life consists in what a man is thinking of all
day. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Goal Setting Step 2

• A goal cant contradict any other goals.

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Goal Setting Step 3

• Develop goals in the 6 areas of life
• Family and Home
• Financial and Career
• Spiritual and Ethical
• Physical and Health
• Social and Cultural
• Mental and Educational
• Develop goals in each area of your life to be
  more balanced

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Goal Setting Step 4

• Write your goals positively, not negatively.
• Your subconscious mind doesnt judge right from
  wrong, it only does what its told.
• So tell your mind only positive things to get
  positive results.

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Goal Setting Step 5

• Write your goal out in complete detail.
• The more detail your mind has, the better it
  functions. Instead of good grades, write a
  90 in English and an A in citizenship.

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Goal Setting Step 6

• Make sure your goal is high enough.
• If you shoot for As, and you miss, youll have
  Bs. If you shoot for 70s and you miss, what
  happens?

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Goal Setting Step 7

• This is the most important goal
• Write your goals down!
• Writing your goals down helps set the process in
  motion. Visualize your goals, cut out pictures
  and put them where you can see them every day.

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Now what?

• Every decision you make should be in line with
  your goals
• Dont discuss them with people who will tell you
  it cant be done!

• The difference between a goal and a
  dream is the written word.
• Gene Donohue

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Set Your GoalsACADEMIC / CAREER / PERSONAL

1. Use the academic goals sheet and write down your
   academic goal for each class youre taking this
   year. (i.e. what grade is your target goal?)
2. Write down 2 goals you have for this year.
3. Write down 2 goals you have for after High School.

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Now. Work toward those goals and track your
progress!