AVID Standard 1.2 Plan for ongoing personal and academic development Setting Goals AVID Standard 1.2 Plan for ongoing personal and academic development

Jim Carrey and His Goal One night in 1987, when the 25-year-old Jim Carrey was a struggling Canadian comic trying to make his name in Los Angeles, he drove his old Toyota up to Mulholland Drive in the Hollywood hills. Sitting there and dreaming of the future, Carrey wrote himself a check for $10 million. He dated it Thanksgiving 1995 and added the notation, "for acting services rendered." By the time 1995 actually rolled around, his rambunctious goofball roles in "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective," "The Mask" and "Dumb & Dumber" had yielded worldwide grosses of $550 million, and superstar's asking price was up to $20 million per picture. But by that time, Carrey no longer had the check anyway -- in July 1994, he had slipped it into his father's pocket as he lay in his coffin. November 24 95 Jim Carrey 10,000,000 Ten Million Dollars ----------------------------- Jim Carrey

No Map? Have you ever had to drive somewhere without directions and got lost? Did you ever get there? Were you frustrated? Did it take longer to get there than it should have?

How are goals like a map?

Effective Goals are S.M.A.R.T. Specific Measureable Attainable Relevant Time-bound Examples: By the end of my senior year, I will have a 3.9 G.P.A By the time I turn 25, I will own a 2,000 square foot home in Menifee By September 30, 2016, I will be enrolled at the UCLA

Possible Lifetime Goals Career Financial Education Family Physical Leisure Public service ?

Make These Goals S.M.A.R.T. I will have a lot of money in the future Specific Measureable Attainable Relevant Time-bound Make These Goals SMART: I will have a lot of money in the future I will walk on the moon next year By the time I’m 30, I will make a 6 figure income. Within 6 years of graduating from high school I will receive an aeronautical engineering degree and apply to NASA.

Long Term vs. Short Term Goals – Next week, next month, next year Long Term – Five, ten, twenty years

Short Term Goals Lead to Long Term Goals Example: Graduate High School Graduate from College Meaningful Career

Sample Long & Short Term Goals This is an example of a list of goals made during freshman year. 13 Year Goal: I will buy a four bedroom house in La Mesa, Ca 10 Year Goal: I will become a 3rd grade teacher at Lakeview Elementary 9 Year Goal: I will be an intern teacher in Santee, Ca while I finish up my teacher credential classes at SDSU. 4 Year Goal: I will be accepted and enrolled at SDSU by September 2016 4 Year Goal: I will buy a used Honda Accord LX with my savings before I go off to college in September of 2016 4 Year Goal: I will graduate from West Hills High School on June 22, 2016 2 Year Goal: I will get a part-time job in Santee by my sophomore year to save for a car 1 Year Goal: I will have a 4.0 G.P.A. by the end of first semester 2012. 1 Month Goal: I will have enrolled in at least 3 A-G classes at West Hills 1 Week Goal: I will complete the final draft for my essay by Friday 1 Day Goal: I will finish the rough draft of my essay by Wednesday.

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