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Setting Goals

Setting Goals. Senior Communications. Why Set Goals?. To define what is important to you Set priorities Roadmap Motivation Measure success Sense of pride Turn dreams into reality!. Who sets goals?. Successful people. Education Financial Health Social Career Family. Sports

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Setting Goals

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  1. Setting Goals Senior Communications

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

  3. Who sets goals? • Successful people

  4. Education Financial Health Social Career Family Sports Personal attitude Hobbies Public service Spiritual Types of Goals

  5. Will I always accomplish my goals? • Learning opportunities and experiences • Did you learn something? • Was your goal too high? • Re-evaluate • Don’t give up!!!

  6. Where do I start? • Jot down a list of things you want to accomplish • Prioritize list

  7. 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

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

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