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Setting Goals

• Grade 7 Healthy Living

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Goals

• What are goals?
• Goals are something that you aim for that takes
  planning and work.
• There are short term and long term goals.
• Goal setting is a skill and it involves a process
  that will give you direction and a timetable for
  completing the work.

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Why Set Goals?

• Why do you think people need to set goals for
  themselves?
• Can you identify the people on the next slide?
• What goals do you think they may have set for
  themselves when they were your age?

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Goal Setting Assignment 1

1. Do you ever set goals for yourself? What are some
   goals you have for yourself right now (short term
   and long term)?
2. Agree or Disagree It is better to set lower
   goals than to risk failure by setting higher
   ones. Explain why you think so in 3 sentences.
3. What is the difference between a wish and a goal?
4. Have you ever set a goal that was unrealistic?
   What happened? What did you learn from that?

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Goal Setting Assignment 2

• Complete the handout Identifying and Reaching
  My Goals
• Important Note
• Make sure your goals will not harm or disrespect
  yourself or others.
• Whose goal is this? Make sure it is what YOU
  want!
• Think up both long and short term goals for
  school (educational) and yourself (personal).
• Remember Be Realistic, Honest, and Fair!