Goal SettingGoal Setting

How do I get where I want to How do I get where I want to go?go?

Important QuoteImportant Quote

““Listen and learn and find your Listen and learn and find your dream. When you have found it, dream. When you have found it, don’t give up.”don’t give up.”

Goal SettingGoal Setting Is a powerful process for personal Is a powerful process for personal

planning. By setting goals on a routine planning. By setting goals on a routine basis you decide what basis you decide what youyou want to want to achieve, and then move step by step achieve, and then move step by step towards achieving these goals.towards achieving these goals.

The process of goal setting allows The process of goal setting allows youyou to choose where you want to go in life! to choose where you want to go in life!

Goal SettingGoal Setting Enables an individual to Enables an individual to reflectreflect on on

“where do I go from here?”“where do I go from here?” It provides It provides long termlong term vision and helps vision and helps

keep one focused, motivated and keep one focused, motivated and committed.committed.

It provides an individual with a It provides an individual with a step bystep by stepstep plan, allowing for the measuring plan, allowing for the measuring of progress and refinement along the of progress and refinement along the way. way.

Different Kinds of GoalsDifferent Kinds of Goals Personal GoalsPersonal Goals: concerning yourself, : concerning yourself,

your family, your friends and other your family, your friends and other people important to you.people important to you.

Work GoalsWork Goals: occupations and jobs: occupations and jobs Learning GoalsLearning Goals: in a school setting or : in a school setting or

outside, for yourself, or how to outside, for yourself, or how to achieve other goals.achieve other goals.

Community GoalsCommunity Goals: contributions you : contributions you make and benefits you receive.make and benefits you receive.

Different Kinds of GoalsDifferent Kinds of Goals Short-term goals:Short-term goals: these are things these are things

you want to accomplish next week, you want to accomplish next week, next month (get an assignment next month (get an assignment done).done).

Medium-term goalsMedium-term goals: three months to : three months to a year ( get a better mark in Career a year ( get a better mark in Career Dev).Dev).

Long-term goalsLong-term goals: ten years or so (go : ten years or so (go to university). to university).

Four Keys to Practical GoalsFour Keys to Practical Goals MeasurableMeasurable: So you can see your : So you can see your

progress e.g. “I will raise my mark by progress e.g. “I will raise my mark by 5 % on the next test”.5 % on the next test”.

AchievableAchievable: So you can take each : So you can take each step with confidence e.g. “I will eat step with confidence e.g. “I will eat salad instead of fries at lunch every salad instead of fries at lunch every day”. day”.

Four Keys to Practical GoalsFour Keys to Practical Goals ConcreteConcrete: So it is clear what you will : So it is clear what you will

do e.g. ”I will sign up for intramural do e.g. ”I will sign up for intramural basketball in September.”basketball in September.”

ScheduledScheduled: So it is clear when you : So it is clear when you will do each task e.g. “I will do the will do each task e.g. “I will do the outline by Thursday, and the final outline by Thursday, and the final draft by Monday.”draft by Monday.”

In order for something to be a In order for something to be a goal:goal:

It has to be important to you, personally.It has to be important to you, personally. It has to be within your power to make it It has to be within your power to make it

happen through your own actions.happen through your own actions. It has to be something you have a It has to be something you have a

reasonable chance of achieving.reasonable chance of achieving. It must be clearly defined and have a It must be clearly defined and have a

specific plan of action. specific plan of action.

BarriersBarriers A barrier is something that gets in A barrier is something that gets in

your way.your way. What are some common barriers that What are some common barriers that

teenagers face?teenagers face?

Tips for Breaking BarriersTips for Breaking Barriers Think creatively: e.g. brainstormThink creatively: e.g. brainstorm Ask for help.Ask for help.

Case Study #1-JoeCase Study #1-JoeJoe is doing very well at his part-time Joe is doing very well at his part-time job. Unfortunately, his co-worker, a job. Unfortunately, his co-worker, a full timer, tends to leave much of his full timer, tends to leave much of his work for Joe to do. Joe makes less work for Joe to do. Joe makes less money per hour than the full-timer, money per hour than the full-timer, and doesn’t think this is fair. What and doesn’t think this is fair. What should he do?should he do?

Case Study #2-ManjitCase Study #2-Manjit,,

Manjit is hardworking, and does well Manjit is hardworking, and does well in school. Her favorite subject is in school. Her favorite subject is music. It comes easily to her, but she music. It comes easily to her, but she still practices for hours each day still practices for hours each day because she loves it so much. Her because she loves it so much. Her parents think this is a waste of time, parents think this is a waste of time, because they want her to become a because they want her to become a doctor, like her mother. What should doctor, like her mother. What should she do?she do?

Case Study #3 - DominicCase Study #3 - Dominic

Dominic is a great hockey player – Dominic is a great hockey player – everyone says so. If he keeps playing so everyone says so. If he keeps playing so well, he has a chance of moving up in well, he has a chance of moving up in the divisions. Unfortunately, hockey the divisions. Unfortunately, hockey interferes with school, and his marks interferes with school, and his marks have been suffering. What should he do?have been suffering. What should he do?

Case Study #4 - TiffanyCase Study #4 - TiffanyTiffany is in grade 10 and has just Tiffany is in grade 10 and has just moved to a new school, in a new moved to a new school, in a new town, in the middle of November. All town, in the middle of November. All of the other teens have made friends of the other teens have made friends and settled into their groups. Tiffany and settled into their groups. Tiffany is feeling like an outsider. What is feeling like an outsider. What should she do?should she do?

Case Study #5-ChantelleCase Study #5-ChantelleChantelle is an average student in all Chantelle is an average student in all her academic subjects, but she really her academic subjects, but she really does well in her automotive technology does well in her automotive technology course. Sometimes she feels awkward, course. Sometimes she feels awkward, however, because she is the only girl in however, because she is the only girl in class. Although her teacher and class. Although her teacher and classmates are friendly and classmates are friendly and encouraging, she still feels encouraging, she still feels uncomfortable. She is thinking of not uncomfortable. She is thinking of not taking the senior automotive technology taking the senior automotive technology course next year. What should she do?course next year. What should she do?