Goal Setting your goals for the future Week

Goal! Setting your goals for the future Week FOUR Ring Toss, DAPPS 1

Last Week • Values – Auction – The Alligator River Story – Card Sort • Homework – Journal: Values 2

Write Your Obituary/Perfect Career • What is an obituary? – It is a death notice of a person • Remember this is just an exercise • When you are writing, think about: – Values you have – What accomplishments you have done or would like to do – Roles you play in life and the purpose of the roles – How you made a difference – How you want people to remember you Workbook – page 55 -56 3

Ice Breaker Ring Toss 4

Agenda • Goals & Motivation – What are goals? – Why are they important • Research at Yale University • How do you reach your goals? • How do you motivate yourself? 5

“We…believe that one reason so many high school and college students have so much trouble focusing on their studies is because they don’t have a goal, don’t know what all this studying is leading to. ” Muriel James & Dorothy Jongeward 6

Research at Yale University • Researchers asked members of the class of 1953 if they has specific, written, long-term goals. • Only 3% did. • 20 years later, the researchers contacted the same graduates to see what happened to them. • The 3% with goals had lives that were measurable better that the 97% without goals. • The 3% who has set specific goals had accumulated more personal wealth then the other 97% put together On Course 4 th Ed, Skip Downing 7

How to set a goal • To be effective, a goal need five qualities • Remember: “DAPPS” rule • “DAPPS” is an acronym (word form from initial of names) – Dated – Achievable – Personal – Positive – Specific Workbook – page 58 On Course 4 th Ed, Skip Downing 8

D - Dated • Effective goals have specific deadlines • Short term goal usually has a deadline within a few months or less • Long term goal usually has a deadline of a year or more (sometimes 5 -10 year) • As deadline approaches, your motivation typically increases. This energy help you finish strong. • If you don’t meet you deadline, you have an opportunity to examine what went wrong and create a new plan • Without deadline, you might stretch the pursuit of a goal over your whole life time Workbook – page 58 On Course 4 th Ed, Skip Downing 9

A - Achievable • Effective goals are realistic • Example – Running the marathon… • Practice 1 week before the marathon by running around the block • Practice 1 year before the marathon with someone that have done the marathon • Set your limit: not too high and not too low • Ask your self: “Can this be done? ” Workbook – page 58 On Course 4 th Ed, Skip Downing 10

P - Personal • Effective goals are your goals, not someone else’s • Ask yourself if your current goals contribute to your personal dreams Workbook – page 58 On Course 4 th Ed, Skip Downing 11

P - Positive • Effective goals focus your energy on what you do want that on what you don’t want • Translate negative goals into positive goals • Example – Negative: I will stop being late to class – Positive: I will arrive on time to every class – Negative: I will stop eating junk food – Positive: I will start eating healthy food Workbook – page 58 On Course 4 th Ed, Skip Downing 12

S - Specific • Effective goals state outcomes in specific, measurable terms • Example – Good: My goal is to do better this semester – Better: I will achieve a 3. 5 GPA or better this semester – Good: My goal is to play better at basketball – Better: I will achieve at least 80% or better on the basketball court Workbook – page 58 On Course 4 th Ed, Skip Downing 13

How to set a Goal: DAPPS Rule Dated: specific deadlines for goals Achievable: realistic goals Personal: effective goals are your goals, not someone else’s Positive: focus your energy on what you do want rather than what you don’t want Specific: effective goals state outcomes in specific, measurable terms Workbook – page 58 On Course 4 th Ed, Skip Downing 14

Life Roles • A life role is an activity to which we regularly devote large amounts of time and energy • For example: – College student – Parent – Significant other – Athlete – Etc… • What roles do you play? Workbook – page 58 On Course 4 th Ed, Skip Downing 15

Life Dreams • We have dreams in each life role – Example • • College student – to get a bachelor degree Parent – to raise and support my children Significant other – to have a happy and health relationship Athlete – to participate in the Olympic Workbook – page 58 On Course 4 th Ed, Skip Downing 16

Committing to your Dreams Do not doubt yourself, doubting discourages creative energies to develop a plan. A clear plan helps you stay on track and motivates you to reach your goals. Visualization will help motivate you to see the end results. Visualize your dreams then make them a reality. Workbook – page 58 On Course 4 th Ed, Skip Downing 17

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“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. ” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Creating Your Life Plan • Your Life Roles – College Student • Your Dreams in Each Role – Registered Nurse (Associate Degree) • Your Long-term Goals for Each Dream – To become a RN by Spring 2022 • Your Short-term Goals for Each Long-term Goal – Pass all my classes this semester with a 3. 5 GPA or better (Fall 2017) – Register for Credit at Mt. SAC by Winter 2018 – Register for all my classes that I need to get into the Nursing program by Fall 2019 – Get a 3. 5 or better in ANAT 10 A, 10 B, MICR 22 and English 1 A (Fall 2019) – See a counselor to put together Educational Plan this semester and every semester after that Workbook – page 58 20

Team Presentation • Select groups for Student Services Presentation • All Groups will present on Week EIGHT • Rules & Guidelines Workbook – page 59 21

Presentation Topic • • Admissions & Records Assessment Center Associated Students Bridge Program Career Placement Counseling/Advising Department Disabled Student Programs & Services • • • Extended Opportunity Programs & Services Financial Aid Office Health Services Learning Assistance Center Re-Entry Center Student Life Center Do you want to do a campus tour next class? Workbook – page 59 22

Homework • Journal: Goal • DAPPS Worksheet 23