Goal Setting For SelfManagement strategies Who Uses Goal
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Goal Setting For Self-Management strategies
Who Uses Goal Setting? • Businesses – Big and – Small • Academics • Sports
Positive Effects of Goal Setting Motivation Effort Goal Setting Behavior Strategies • Serve as the basis of motivation • Attention allocation • Amount of energy and work • Persistence at a task
Goal Setting • • Counteracts boredom and apathy Creates interest Provides challenges Provides purpose
Productivity Pyramid • Everything begins with values • Long term goals are developed from values • Long term goals are attained through series of intermediate goals • Intermediate goals attained through series of goaloriented daily tasks Daily Tasks Intermediate Goals Long-Range Goals Governing Values
Why is Goal Setting Important? • • • Goal setting is a planning process Important aspect of self-management Sets positive expectations Puts meaning into lives Helps people achieve their dreams and ambitions
What Kind of Goals Enhance Motivation? • Specific goals – More likely to increase motivation – Help to determine the amount of effort • Proximal goals – Provide reliable information about one’s abilities – Proximal goal progress is perceived positively – Creates confidence and helps maintain motivation
Setting SMART Goals • SMART goals are: – Specific – Measurable – Action-Oriented – Realistic – Timely
Specific Goal Setting • Describes what you want to accomplish with as much detail as possible – Vague goals lessen the possibility of attaining them – E. g. s – I want to do well in English – I want an “A” on my next composition.
Measurable Goal Setting • Describes goals in terms that can be clearly evaluated – No measurement means that task or goal will never be attained – E. g. s – I want to study my biology text. – I want to study chapter 7 and answer all the questions.
Action-Oriented Goal Setting • Identifies a goal that focuses on actions rather than personal qualities – Goal must have an action in order to complete it – E. g. s – I want a better attitude about studying. – I want to complete all assignments before classes.
Realistic Goal Setting • Identifies goals that are actually able to be attained – Goals can be challenging but not unrealistic – E. g. s – Tonight I’ll read half of my book and complete the assignments. – Tonight I’ll read two chapters of my book and complete the assignments.
Timely Goal Setting • Identifies goals that break a longer term goal into shorter term goals and clearly specifies a completion date e. g. s I want to graduate with honors. I want to make the dean’s list this semester.
Procedures for Writing SMART goals • Identify the area that you want to write the goal (academic, personal, etc…) • Evaluate past and present achievement to consider the extent to which the goal is realistic and action-oriented • State what you want to accomplish – Describe how to measure the goal – Include a specific completion date (timely)
Writing SMART goals (cont. ) • Evaluate you goal statement is it really a SMART goal • If necessary, make modifications to your goal statement
Key Benefits of Goal Planning • Goals influence motivation and learning • Setting and attaining intermediate/proximal goals can motivate students to attain long-range goals • Each goal you set should be SMART
Assignment • Establish and Write a SMART Goal and Action Plan • Identify a short term goal that you would like to accomplish in three weeks. • Develop a plan for how you will obtain your goal in this 3 week time frame. • Prepare a 1 page written report on how you can successfully attain this goal.
Points to Remember for the Assignment • Write a SMART goal • Identify and define your goal carefully • Make implementation plans that will help you attain your goal • Make sure you have established plans for evaluating your progress
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