Leadership And Communications Unit 3 Mr. Ham

3.1 Define short-term, intermediate, and long-term Goals Short-Term Goals: Goals to be accomplished with in 12 months -lose weight -gain 10 pounds

Intermediate Goals: Goals to be accomplished between 1 to 10 years -graduate high school/college Long-Term Goals: Goals that will take longer than 10 years to accomplish -own a home -have a family

3.2 Discuss how setting goals help one succeed Provides a target -only 3% of Americans have goals -They outperform the remaining 97% of Americans -They have nothing to aim for -Target-Fixation

Provides a Destination A person without a goal is like ship without a rudder or a sail, drifting aimlessly without direction

Provides Purpose And Meaning Gives an individual a Gives an individual a “Target” or something to focus on in life and provide meaning.

Helps Focus Energies Toward Productively Brian Tracy, stated Maximum Achievement “If you goal is to get through the day and then get home and watch T.V., you will achieve it. If your goal is to be fit and healthy and to live a long life, then you will achieve that too.”

Turns Activities into Accomplishments By having goals we can accomplish more because it gives us the ability to… -clarify-motivate -plan-organize -have something to aim for -set level of achievement -formalize our intentions -focus and evaluate our progress

Mental Laws 1.Law of Control -People feel positive about control -Allows one to control direction of change -No one fears change that represents an improvement

2.Law of Cause and Effect -For every effect in your life there is a specific cause -Goals are causes -The rewards are effects -happiness, prosperity

3.Law of Belief -A goal triggers a positive thought and confidents in oneself

4.Law of Expectation -Self fulfillment -Everything one does propels then closer to their goal

5.Law of Attraction -Target Fixation -Auto racers drive to where they look or focus

6.Law of Correspondence -Ones actions become dominated by his or her thoughts

7.Law of Subconscious -Thoughts of the conscious program the subconscious which dictates ones actions ~One gets nervous and he or she eats a chocolate candy bar

8.Law of Concentration - Whatever you dwell upon, grows. - As a person thinks, he or she becomes. - The more one dwells upon, reflects upon, and thinks about the things he/she wants and how to attain them, the more apt one is to attain his/her goals. Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

9.Law of Substitution - Thinking about one’s goals leaves him/her positive.

Objective 3.3 Explain why a completion date is important “ A writer whose skill is improved by a deadline: the more time he has, the worse he writes.” - Karl Kraus( ), Austrian Satirist Deadlines –Creates urgency –Sharpens thinking –Crystallizes thinking and ups motivation Deadlines give a point of reference to evaluate one’s effectiveness.

Objective 3.4 Define personal budgeting –Personal budget is a plan for spending and saving money. –90-95% of all Americans fail to operate with a detailed, accurate written outline of income and expenses. –There is always too much month left and the end of the money

Objective 3.5 Explain the parts of a personal budget Income (after taxes) –Work –Allowance –Returns or investments –Trust Total income Express savings –Rent/mortgage –Auto insurance –Food –Clothing –Entertainment –Loans/credit payments –Investments –Misc. Total expenditures

Objective 3.6 Discuss how following a budget can help you reach Long-term goals –Freedom –Reduced stress