Now that you have established and sorted your priorities from the previous session, you can set your goals. Maybe you would like to get better grades, have more free time, or make the varsity basketball team. Anything is possible if you create a plan.
The plan begins with the final destination: your GOALS.
Choose three significant priorities from the previous notes and record them on your Guided Notes sheet above. You can print the guided notes or write the questions and answers in a notebook. One of the most important aspects of reaching your goals in to write them down.
To maintain a healthy balance in your life, make sure at least one priority is for school or homework (which should be listed as a ROCK priority), and at least one priority is from your pebble category. The third priority can be from either the rock or pebble category.
Click on the small square in the top right hand corner to expand the PDF and print and write your responses, or copy the questions and write your responses in your notebook.
What is the IMPOSSIBLE list? Glad you asked! It’s a list of longer term goals. We will get back to your shorter term goals later -- but right now I want you to think…..
Check out Liam's Impossible List, scroll down to the bottom of his website to see his list.
SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time bound
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