1. Goals: Habit 2 Begin With The End In Mind
Work Based Learning

3. “If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” --Albert Einstein

6. Begin With the End In Mind
Go for goal
Count the cost
Put it in pen
Just do it!
Use momentous moments
Rope up
Goals in action
Weakness to strengths
Count the cost: what will it require? Cost vrs. Benefits. Am I willing to make the sacrifice? Make goal bite sized.
Pen: “A goal not written is only a wish” written goal = 10x more power
Do it: once we are fully committed to doing a task, our power to complete it will increase
Goethe said “Whatever you can do or dream you can begin it, Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.” And the famous words of Yoda, “Do or do not. There is no try!”
Moments: things with starts and finishes or beginnings and endings carry momentum…
Like a new school year, a setback, moving, a new look, a new day
Tough experiences often carry momentum… death, divorce, break ups
Rope up: you will accomplish more in life if you rope up and borrow strength from others, rope up with brothers, friends, sisters, parents, teachers, grandparents, priests, coaches, counsellors!
Action: Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, the hand of man can achieve” Napoleon Hill
To Strengths: people who lack the native physical, social, or mental gifts they desire must fight just that much harder. And that uphill battle can produce qualities and strengths they could not develop any other way – a weakness to a strength!
Carpe Diem – seize the day!
How can I make a positive difference in my life?

7. Begin With the End In Mind
Crossroads
Who’s leading?
Personal mission statement
Your talents
Three watch outs
Labels
All over syndrome
Wrong wall
Crossroads, examples
Do you want to go to college after high school? Will you drink, smoke, or do drugs?
what kind of relationship will I have with my family?
The paths you choose today can forever shape your tomorrows!
Remember: teenagehood is only seven years and if your rope of life is 80 feet long, your teen years are but a mere 7 feet! Friends – choose wisely, it is sometimes better to have no friends for a time than to have the wrong friends
School? – where you want to end up in your life gives you a pretty clear picture of what you need to do to get there. Educational pursuits pay off.
Who’s leading: create a vision for yourself… “Control your own destiny or someone else will!” says Jack Welsh. Who? Friends, parents, media
A personal mission statement is like a personal credo or motto that states what your life is about. Write your own… make it a song, poem, or quote. A personal mission statement is like a tree with deep roots – to help you survive all of the storms of life that could beat you up. Talents – discover what you are good at. We don’t need to invent talents in life but we do need to detect them. See me if you want some help on this…
Watch outs: Negative labels – an ugly form of prejudice, if you have been falsely labelled, you can live with it but it becomes dangerous when you start believing the false labels yourself. It’s All Over Syndrome – if you make a mistake, don’t give up, it’s just another chance to now do it right, because you are now well aware of the wrong way.
Wrong Wall – ask yourself: “Is the life I’m living leading me in the right direction?”

8. Tennis Balls Take a tennis ball and know what number you have.
When I say start, throw your tennis ball as high in the air as you can without touching the ceiling and catch it.
How many balls touched the ground?
This time, you are to catch someone else’s ball. Start!

9. Discussion Was it harder to catch your own ball or someone else’s?
How could you have been more successful to catch someone else’s ball?
How is this related to goal setting?
If you zero in on just one goal, is it easier or harder to accomplish the goal?

10. “Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination.” Fitzhugh Dodson

11. 5 Keys to Goal Setting Count the Cost Put it in Pen Just Do It
Use Momentous Moments
Rope Up

12. Count the Cost Set a goal. What will it require? List the steps.
What are the benefits? Are they worth it?
Only make a commitment you are willing to keep.

13. Put it Pen A goal not written is only a wish.
Post them where you can see them often.

14. Just Do It Fully commit to your goals.
When will you work on them, how, where?
“There is no try, only do or do not.” --Yoda

15. Use Momentous Moments A new school year A new year A new day A new job
A life changing event
Stick to your goals, even when you no longer feel like it.

16. Rope Up
Borrow strength from others.
Tell people about your goals.

17. Goals
Define your destination. Then proceed with all of your resources to reach that destination.
Whatever you want can be yours – but it will take planning and resource dedication.

18. Don’t Be Afraid to Fall

19. My Goals Activity - Handout
This activity is to set short-term goals for the semester. After we write a personal mission statement, we will map out our long term goals.

20. My Goals Activity
List three goals that you would like to accomplish through your “work based” learning experience in Choices 11.
Examples: I would like to further my knowledge about the college/tech school application process; I would like to prepare for SAT and ACT tests; I would like to further develop my communication and cooperation skills.

21. MISSION STATEMENT
A personal mission statement is like a personal credo or motto that states what your life is about. It is the blue print for building your life. It is the map for life’s journey. Since your destiny is yet to be decided, why not decide today to make it extraordinary and leave a lasting legacy?
A mission asks “How can I make a difference?”

22. Habit 1 says you are the programmer - Habit 2 says write the program
All things are created twice: first mentally and then physically. Write the plan, the design, and layout for who you want to be and what you want to do as individuals, a family or an organization.
A 'center' is what guides our decisions and motivates us to act.
Be "principle-centered" and base decisions on principles that govern human effectiveness. Principle -centered people try to:
1. Stand apart from the emotion of a situation
2. Make proactive choices after evaluating options

23. Principles
What comes first and foremost for you? Religion? Family? Cultural Identity?

24. Alternative “Centers”
Spouse centered
Family centered
Money centered
Possession centered
Pleasure centered
Friend/Enemy centered
Church centered
Self centered
Principle Centered

25. Habit 1 says you are the programmer - Habit 2 says write the program
Mission Statement: A powerful document that expresses your personal sense of purpose and meaning in life; it acts as a governing constitution by which you evaluate decisions and choose behaviors.
Writing a personal mission statement is as much an act of discovery as it is an act of creation. Every mission statement answers two basic questions:
1. What am I about?
2. Upon what principles do I operate my life?
Roles and goals give meaning and order to life. Within each role, goals define what we want to achieve. Goals are the basis for weekly and daily planning. The best goals are tied to a personal mission statement.

26. A destination and a compass
Creating a personal mission statement gives us a destination and a compass to know when we are off-course.

27. Mission Statement Examples
"I walk up to the podium and am awarded the Olympic Gold Medal for the 100 meter dash. The huge crowd cheers. I watch proudly as my national anthem is played and my country's flag rises slowly above me."
"I am physically empowered; have graduated from college; have four satisfying relationships that bring me joy, a soulful connection with God, lots of friends, am having fun everyday and am making at least $75,000 a year doing work that I love."

28. Mission Statement Examples
"I educate, motivate and enable myself and all those who know me to achieve self actualization and become everything that God destined us to be."
"I am an optimist and enjoy everything that happens to me and everything I do. I am known by my family as a woman who loves and cares; by my friends as someone who is always there; by my employers as a fair, honest, responsible and hardworking individual. I respect the people who work for me and earn their respect in return. I believe that every action I take and every thought I have is directed by a sense of values and integrity that no one but God can question. I live a life without regrets."

29. Benefits of A Mission Statement
Makes it easier to define the actions and goals that will help you achieve your vision.
Acts as a yardstick against which you can measure your current reality and your progress.
Allows you to evaluate your values. If, for example, one of your values is honesty, you know if you're compromising your vision by being dishonest.

30. The Great Discovery
This activity is designed to help you get in touch with your deeper self as you prepare to write your mission statement.
As you walk through it, answer these questions honestly.

31. The Great Discovery
Think of a person who made a positive difference in your life. What qualities does that person have that you would like to develop?
Imagine yourself in 20 years. You are surrounded by the most important people in your life. Who are they and what are you doing?

32. The Great Discovery
If a steel beam (6 inches wide) were placed across two skyscrapers, for what would you be willing to cross? A thousand dollars? A Million? Your Pet? Your brother? Fame? Think carefully.
If you could spend one day in a great library studying anything you wanted, what would it be?

33. The Great Discovery
List ten things you love to do. It could be singing, dancing, looking at magazines, drawing, reading, daydreaming-anything you absolutely love to do.
Describe a time when you were deeply inspired.
Five years from now, your local paper does a story about you, and the reporter wants to interview three people – a parent, a brother, sister and a friend. What would you want them to say about you?

34. The Great Discovery
Think of something that represents you – a rose, an animal. Why does it represent you?
If you could spend an hour with any person who ever lived, who would that be? Why that person? What would you ask (list at least 3 questions)?
Everyone has one or more talents. What are yours? Name at least four.

35. 5 Step Plan for Creating a Personal Mission Statement
Step 1: Identify Past Successes.
Step 2: Identify Core Values.
Step 3: Identify Contributions.
Step 4: Identify Goals.
Step 5: Write Mission Statement.

36. The Five-Step Plan for Creating Personal Mission Statements
Step 1: Identify Past Successes. Spend some time identifying four or five examples where you have had personal success in recent years. These successes could be at work, in your community, at home, etc. Write them down.
Try to identify whether there is a common theme -- or themes -- to these examples. Write them down.

37. The Five-Step Plan for Creating Personal Mission Statements
Step 2: Identify Core Values. Develop a list of attributes that you believe identify who you are and what your priorities are. The list can be as long as you need.
Once your list is complete, see if you can narrow your values to five or six most important values.
Finally, see if you can choose the one value that is most important to you.

38. VALUES Respect Education Honesty Humility Fun Honor Hard Work Quality
Loyalty
Reliability
Commitment
Risk Taking
Empowerment
Vision
Understanding
Forgiveness
Character
Fairness
Responsibility
Generosity
Trust
Discipline
Accountability
Duty
Humor
Recognition
Compassion
Innovation
Self Development
Creativity
Contribution
Communication
Integrity
Competence
Confidence
Equity
Equality
Friendship
Choice
Service
Knowledge
Role Modeling
Passion
Perseverance
Success
Security
Customer Focus
Financial Responsibility
Teamwork
Joy
Contribution

39. The Five-Step Plan for Creating Personal Mission Statements
Step 3: Identify Contributions. Make a list of the ways you could make a difference. In an ideal situation, how could you contribute best to:'
the world in general
your family
your employer or future employers
your friends
your community

40. The Five-Step Plan for Creating Personal Mission Statements
Step 4: Identify Goals. Spend some time thinking about your priorities in life and the goals you have for yourself.
Make a list of your personal goals, perhaps in the short-term (up to three years) and the long-term (beyond three years).

41. The Five-Step Plan for Creating Personal Mission Statements
Step 5: Write Mission Statement. Based on the first four steps and a better understanding of yourself, begin writing your personal mission statement.

42. Long Term Goal Planning
Now that we have defined some of our short-term goals and written a personal mission statement, we are going to look at the “bigger picture” and have our “end in mind” be further out into the future.

43. Goal Planning Worksheet
After completing your mission statement, think of a “Goal Statement”. This should be one sentence and cannot start with “I want to…I plan to…” Always start with “I am” or “I am going to…”
You must set a deadline for reaching this goal.
Now that you have filled this out, we are going to “drill down” to the steps we need to take in order to achieve this goal.
How? Using Mind Maps…

44. Mind Map Guidelines
Start in the center with an image of the topic, using at least 3 colors.
Use images, symbols, codes, and dimensions throughout your Mind Map.
Select key words and print using upper or lower case letters.
Each word/image must be alone and sitting on its own line.
The lines must be connected, starting from the central image. The central lines are thicker, organic and flowing, becoming thinner as they radiate out from the center.

46. Your “Goal” Mind Map
Take your goal statement and put it into one word. That will be the center or starting point of your mind map.
Create 5 branches off of the main goal and these will be your “action steps”. We will then break these down further.