Things to Ponder
What are these two doing?
Trying to score a GOAL!
What are these two doing?
They want to go somewhere!
What is she doing? Why?
Studying to Graduate
What is your GOAL? Brainstorm: a short-term goal (a goal that can be achieved quickly) And a long-term goal (a goal that will take time to complete).
What can I do to achieve it? List some things that you will do in order to achieve both your long-term goal and short-term goal.
SMART Goals Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Timely
S 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” *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 for accomplishing the goal. EXAMPLE: General goal “Get in shape.” Specific goal “Join a health club and workout 3 days a week.”
M Measurable - Establish concrete criteria for measuring progress toward the achievement of each goal you set. Example: Goal= increasing my math mark from a 55% to 70% by final report card Measurement tools: marks on practice quizzes, quizzes, and unit tests.
A Attainable You can attain any goal if you: plan your steps wisely use a reasonable time frame follow through!
R Realistic To be realistic, a goal must represent an objective toward which you are willing and able to work towards. Example: spend 1 hour on homework every night Unrealistic, spend 3 hours on homework every night
T Timely – A goal should have a START and END date With no time frame, chances are you will not achieve your goal. Example: I want to get my G1 by my 17 birthday. T can also stand for Tangible – A goal that you can experience with one of the senses (taste, touch, smell, sight or hearing)