1. SMART Goals

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3. Write down one thing you need
Blue Card 1
Write down one thing you need

4. Write down one thing you want2
Write down one thing you want

5. What would you do/buy if you won 1 Million Dollars?
Let’s Think Write:
What would you do/buy if you won 1 Million Dollars?
What would you do if you found out you only had 6 months to live?

6. What is my Career/Education goal?3
What is my Career/Education goal?

7. Specific – Don’t be general. What is the desired result?

8. M
Measurable – How will I measure progress?

9. A
Attainable – Can this really happen? What skills are needed? Is the goal within your reach?

10. R
Realistic – Is this goal practical and possible?

11. T
Timely – What is the deadline?

12. What keeps me from reaching my goals?

13. Practice:
I want to…..
SMART GOAL: I will……

14. Follow UP
I have the class create a goal that they can achieve by the next time I come back (usually one to two weeks). Examples of goals they have made: we will learn a certain skill, we will participate in discussion, we will be on time, we will attend class _ number of days.
Handout: SMART GOAL Worksheet
I hand out SMARTIES to remind them to make SMART Goals.