Effective Habits & Goals Shenendehowa High School West Steve Hart Maria Payne Deanna Grygiel-Thompson Katherine Sapienza

Expectations Be Respectful of Staff & Students Ask Questions & Participate Pay Attention

Objectives You will be able to: Define habits. Identify your productive and non-productive habits. Understand the importance of prioritizing. Differentiate between a short term goal and long term goal. Apply the principles of goal setting to create your own short and long term goals.

What are Habits? Types of habits… Good habits Bad habits Can you think of examples of each type of habit?

Activity: Changing Habits Cross your arms Now, cross them the opposite way How does it feel? We can change our habits with practice

Habit: Put First Things First Prioritize: To put things in order of importance Why is prioritizing important?

Habit 1: Put First Things First Activity: Time Quadrants URGENT NOT URGENT Cramming for tomorrow’s test Running late to class ________________________ Making friends Essay due next week Text Messages/Phone calls Other people’s small problems _________________________ Too much TV or Internet Excessive relaxing IMPORTANT NOT IMPORTANT

Which quadrant are you in?? Activity: Time Quadrants URGENT NOT URGENT THE PROCRASTINATOR Stuck in urgency…Putting things off…Planning ahead is out of the question! Result: STRESS, ANXIETY, BURNOUT, MEDIOCRE PERFORMANCE THE PRIORITZER Represents things that are important not URGENT! Powerful habit of planning! Does work in advance. Results: On top of things, less stress/burn out more time for other things! THE YES-PERSON Urgent not important, This can be deceptive, things seem important but are not! Things are important to someone else but not to you! Want to say no but can’t. Result: Lack of discipline, reputation of being a pleaser, others can walk all over you! THE SLACKER Not urgent nor important! Professional loafer. Category of Waste and excess! School is not on the mind of a slacker. Result: Lack of responsibility, feeling guilty. IMPORTANT NOT IMPORTANT

Balancing Out Your Quadrants What can you do to become more of a Prioritizer? Use your agenda Do fun activities after important things Plan for the week Say No to unimportant things

Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind Long-Term Goals Short-Term Goals

SMART Goal Setting S M A R T Long Term Goal: Graduating from High School Short Term Goal: Earning 5 credits to move to HSE and become a 10th grade student S Specific *What do I want to accomplish? *Why do I want to accomplish this? *What are the barriers? Pass Earth Science and Regents Exam Barriers: Incomplete Labs Not Studying for Tests/Quizzes M Measureable *How will I measure my progress? *How will I know when the goal is accomplished? Weekly Portal Checks Creating Checklist Consult with Teacher A Achievable *How can the goal be accomplished? *What are the logical steps I should take? Attend School Ask For Help Complete Homework and Labs Be Prepared for Class R Relevant *Is this a worthwhile goal? *Do I have the necessary resources to accomplish my goal? *Is this goal in line with my long term goal? Self-reflect Ask the Question: Does the goal have meaning to me and what I want to accomplish? T Time-Bound *How long will it take to accomplish this goal? *When is the completion of this goal due? *When am I going to work on this goal? End of the school year

Putting it into Action How will you know if you are working towards your goals? Setting weekly goals & meeting them Making a checklist of steps towards your goals Asking someone how you’re doing Who can you ask for help in working towards your goals? Family member, teacher, friends, counselor