My Goals

What do you want to do? What do you need to do to make it happen?

Some tips about goal setting …..

• start by setting small and easy to reach goals

• develop a habit of goal setting

• identify someone who you look up to

• who can serve as a role model - learn more about that person and their journey - what do you admire about them?

• decorate your “goals” page on your ePortfolio site with articles, pictures, cartoons, quotes, and other items that inspire or interest you

• write about each one of your goals - what makes them important to you?

• create a collage and embed it on your goals page of your ePortfolio

• identify things you’d like to learn more about - what things would you like to learn to do? -

• is there a fear you’d like to overcome? - why? - what specific steps would you need to take? what would the timeline be?

• use your calendar and the task list to help you get organized and stay on track with reaching your goals - check things off when you accomplish them

• don’t forget to celebrate your successes!

• categorize your goals - bronze, silver and gold - bronze are shorter term, easier to achieve, gold are longer term and more involved

• make a list of words that help you get motivated

• make another list of words that slow you down

• let’s talk about the rough spots? what will you do when you hit a rough spot?

• what are you willing to give up to move forward with your plan?

• form a “Dream Team” - these are people you can share your goals with - people who will be there for you in the rough times to help you stay on track

Things to make sure that some of your goals address ….

• are your goals SMART? - Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-sensitive.

• be specific: Don’t be vague. Exactly what do you want?

• Measurable: Quantify your goal. How will you know if you’ve achieved it or not?

• Attainable: Be honest with yourself about what you can reasonably accomplish at this point in your life – along with taking into consideration your current responsibilities.

• Realistic: It’s got to be do-able, real and practical.

• Time: Associate a timeframe with each goal. When should you complete the goal?