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

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

3. 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.

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

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

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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

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

11. 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

12. 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