How to Achieve your Goals

1. How to Achieve your Goals Ashley Jones 2011 Indiana Sheep Symposium

2. Background • Ashley Jones • Sophomore in college • Has raised sheep for 11 years, started with two leased sheep, now own 56 • In both FFA and 4-H, competed in both • National winner and finalist

3. Goals • Win showmanship. • Go to the fair and place 1st in every class. • When I am a senior in high school I want to be able to win most of the classes I am entered in, and win showmanship. • Lets set a goal!!!

4. Goals • Set S.M.A.R.T. goals • S- be specific • M- measurable • A-attainable • R- realistic • T- timely

5. Goals--Specific • Specific: A specific goal has a much greater chance of being accomplished than a general goal. To set a specific goal you must answer the six “W” questions: • *Who:      Who is involved? • *What:     What do I want to accomplish? • *Where:    Identify a location. • *When:     Establish a time frame. • *Which:    Identify requirements and constraints. • *Why:      Specific reasons, purpose or benefits of accomplishing the goal. • EXAMPLE:  A general goal would be, “Win showmanship.” But a specific goal would say, “work with my showmanship lamb everyday .”

6. Goals- Measurable • Measurable - Establish concrete criteria for measuring progress toward the attainment of each goal you set. • When you measure your progress, you stay on track. • To determine if your goal is measurable, ask questions such as…… • How much? How many? • How will I know when it is accomplished?

7. Goals–Attainable • Attainable – When you identify goals that are most important to you, you begin to figure out ways you can make them come true. • You can attain most any goal you set when you plan your steps wisely and establish a time frame that allows you to carry out those steps.

8. Goals-- Realistic • Realistic- To be realistic, a goal must represent an objective toward which you are both willing and able to work. A goal can be both high and realistic; you are the only one who can decide just how high your goal should be. • A high goal is frequently easier to reach than a low one because a low goal exerts low motivational force. Some of the hardest jobs you ever accomplished actually seem easy simply because they were a labor of love.

9. Goals--Timely • Timely – A goal should be grounded within a time frame. With no time frame tied to it there’s no sense of urgency. • If you want to win showmanship, when do you want to win by? “Someday” won’t work. But if you anchor it within a time frame, “by my senior year”, then you’ve set your unconscious mind into motion to begin working on the goal. • Your goal is probably realistic if you truly believe that it can be accomplished.

10. Goals • Which of our first goals would be a S.M.A.R.T goal? • Win showmanship. • Go to the fair and place 1st in every class. • When I am a senior in high school I want to be able to win most of the classes I am entered in, and win showmanship.

11. Record keeping • Calendars • Dewormed, gave shots, docked tails, turned rams in with ewes • Note books • Writing down anything that you have done with your project • Record books • Health records, shot records, lambing, weaning, show results, expenses, income • Excel documents • Any records you want to keep, and in any format. Good way to keep prize money records.

12. Record keeping

13. Typical Daily Chores • Feed– times two • Water and hay any animal in stalls • Check automatic waterer • Check for foot problems, fly strike, anyone not eating, etc. • Clean up around barn • Feed stupid non-mice catching cats

14. Closer to show time • Halter breaking • Trimming feet • Shearing bellies • Training to brace • Working everyday sometimes twice a day with showmanship entry • Filling out show forms • Scheduling farm visit with vet • Bedding the trailer /stalls • Packing show box

19. Contact info • Ashley Jones • Mail: 255 loop Hollow Rd New Tazewell, TN 37825 • Phone: 423-626-0690 • Email: ashleyonline2002@yahoo.com (please put something about this sheep meeting in the subject)