1. Choice not chance determines your destiny
Dare to…. DREAM
Choice not chance determines your destiny

2. Aim
Intention
Direction
Target
Goals
Purpose
Ambition
Destination
Objective

3. Set Big Goals
and
Go for it!

4. Dreams Nga moemoea Dreams allow you to see your future
If you can see it, you can do it
Dreams have to be important to you
Dreams are your vision – your “wish list”
Maintain a balance in your dreams (e.g. education, sport, family friends and work
“Most people who fail in their dream fail not from lack of ability, but lack of commitment” Anonymous

5. Dreams without a plan are just that - dreams
Dreams Nga moemoea
Dreams without a plan are just that - dreams
How do we turn them into reality?

6. Turning Dreams into Goals
Goals are dreams that you work hard to reach
Why set goals?
To give us motivation
To help us make plans for the future
To provide direction
To provide a sense of achievement and success
“Goals that are not written down are just wishes”
- Anonymous

7. Goals need to be…… Specific Measurable Attainable/Agreed Realistic
Timed

8. Goals And don’t forget to think about…..
Your support team (friends, family ,team-mates)
How you evaluate and make adjustments to your goal
Sacrifices you will need to make (like missing parties or weekends away)
Roadblocks/Barriers
The impact major goals can have on other areas of your life 9 trying to fit in schoolwork, friends, part-time jobs etc
Importance of internal motivation

9. Common Goal Setting Problems
Not specific
Not focused – lack priority
Not realistic
No plan/strategy
No ongoing evaluation
Lack of commitment

10. ROADBLOCKS
“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals” - Anonymous

11. Overcoming Roadblocks
Stop … and chill out and relax for a bit
Think ... Of all your choices
the first one isn’t necessarily the best one
Anticipate … will your choice help or hurt you achieve your goal?
Respond Select the best solution – the one that helps you achieve your goal!

12. Roadblocks Potential Solutions
Money/funding
Sponsorship/part-time job/fundraising

13. Long Term Goals - career/work
The way you want to be in 5 – 15 years in your
- career/work
- school accomplishments
- personal life (the kind of person you would like to be)
The type of job you want
The level of sport you which to play at eg All Blacks
To join a band
To be the best surfer in Auckland, etc

14. Short Term Goals Those which you will reach in 3 - 6 months REALISTIC
(out of reach, just, but not out of sight)
Get B in Maths
Get an A in English
Make School Basketball team
Spend more time listening to and supporting friends

15. The relationship between Long term and Short term goals
Short term goals are the small steps you take before reaching your final destination. (Your Long term goal.)
They are the stops on the way

16. Daily Goals Make daily goals Specific
how much time you’ll spend studying,
the amount of an assignment you’ll get done,
the grade you want to achieve on your current assignment
Eg’s
Do 30 mins practising maths problems a week
Get an A for my English Assignment
Get started on the first part of my science project
20 mins Basketball shooting a week

17. The Importance of Goals
The Value of striving for something, even if you are not successful
The feeling of worth
Self Esteem when you succeed
If you dream something, you are more passionate about it

18. An Effective Goal should be
Clear and Understandable
Be clear about what you want. Avoid statements or promises.
Possible
Goals should be sufficiently challenging yet sill wihtin reach; something you can do and really want to do.
Easy goals may be less rewarding
Impossible goals lead to disappointment and self doubt
Controllable
You are the only person whose behaviour you can change.
Goals involving others need their permission or active participation

19. Effective Goals continued
Measurable
Set dimensions for your goal
How long will you allow?
When will you complete what you set out to do?
Do you need to specify an amount of time or some prior conditions to be met?
Straightforward
You want what you want!
Avoid using either/or.
If you include alternatives you may end up achieving nothing
S M A R T
Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Timed

20. Categories of Goals Educational Career Personal Relationship Travel
Family
Financial
Sporting
Health

21. Time Management
Learn to put priorities on your tasks and your time. Rank the things you want to do, from the most important to least important.
Focus on the things that need attention NOW. Don’t dwell on past failures or future problems
Do one thing at a time
Divide large tasks into smaller parts and tackle these one at a time
Be sure to include time for recreation and relaxation every day
Work at a comfortable pace. “More haste , less speed” is a good maxim.
Be flexible with your time schedule. Try to keep some time free each day to cope with the unexpected
Use a diary, or a large calendar with plenty of space for noting down specific tasks, of have some other way of writing down your schedule and commitments
Review your important goals for each day and each week. Revise them if you need to
Don’t feel you have to get everything done TODAY. Spread your commitments over a period of time