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

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

3. 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 36-37

4. Ice Breaker
Ring Toss

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

6. “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

7. 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
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8. How to set a goal Dated Achievable Personal Positive Specific
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 40
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9. 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 40
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10. 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 40
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11. P - Personal Effective goals are your goals, not someone else’s
Ask yourself if your current goals contribute to your personal dreams
Workbook – page 40
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12. 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 40
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13. 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 40
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14. 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 40
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15. 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 40
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16. 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 40
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17. 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 40
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18. VESL Week 4
4/13/2017
Lets
Visualize
Michael Ngo

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

20. 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 2014
Your Short-term Goals for Each Long-term Goal
Pass all my classes this semester with a 3.5 GPA or better (Fall 2010)
Register for Credit at Mt. SAC by Winter 2011
Register for all my classes that I need to get into the Nursing program by Fall 2011
Get a 3.5 or better in ANAT 10A, 10B, MICR 22 and English 1A (Fall 2011)
See a counselor to put together Educational Plan by Fall 2010 and every semester after that
Workbook – page 40

21. Team Presentation Select groups for Student Services Presentation
All Groups will present on Week EIGHT
Rules & Guidelines
Workbook – page 41

22. Do you want to do a campus tour next class?
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 44

23. Homework
Journal: Goal
DAPPS Worksheet