Values & Goals

A. Anything that is DESIRABLE, WORTHWHILE, and IMPORTANT B. Influenced by FAMILY, FRIENDS, TEACHERS, COACHES, TV, MOVIES, etc. C. Each person has DIFFERENT values which guide his/her daily decisions

 Ages parents  Ages teachers, heroes (sports, rock stars, TV)  Ages peers (values because of peers or peers because of values?)  Ages 21+ your values are established, but you may test your values from time to time.

 Who has the most influence on the values you choose?  Whose advice do you follow the most, parents, teacher, or peers?

 What you choose to do with your time also has everything to do with what you values.

 Need: something necessary or required for life  Examples of needs?!? › Food, water, clothing and shelter

 You have been given a check for $ to do whatever you like with it. What would you do with it?  What you spend the money on has everything to do with what you value

 Families in India earn $1.00 to $2.00 a day.  Could your family live off $1.00 to $2.00 a day?  What do you think families in India think they NEED?  How do values influence needs? › You need shelter, but do you NEED a mansion? › You need clothes, but do you NEED designer clothes?

 Want: something unnecessary, but desired  May increase the quality of living or make a person happier  Examples of wants?!?! › iPod, XBox, designer clothes

WantsNeeds On your piece of paper write down 3 needs and 3 wants that you have

 Car  Nike Sneakers  Hot Tub  Computer  Food  i-Pod  Cell Phone  Clothes  Needs or Wants?

 How do values influence how people spend money and make financial decisions? › If an individual values helping others, he may decide to give money to a church or other charitable groups. › If an individual values designer clothes, she may spend a lot of money to get the “name brand.” o A person’s values and perception of needs and wants influence personal financial decisions!

 Goal : something a person intends to accomplish

 Would you set out on a cross-country adventure without a road map?  Setting goals are like a road map: A. They provide DIRECTION B. They help you focus on the IMPORTANT things C. They help you keep the END RESULT in mind

 Short-Term: can be accomplished within one year (days, weeks, months) › Improving grades at school › Making the basketball team › Saving money to buy an iPod  Long-Term: can be accomplished in more than one year › Attending college › Getting a great job › Buying a new car

ACHIEVING YOUR SHORT TERM GOALS WILL HELP YOU REACH YOUR LONG TERM GOALS SETTING GOALS  Something I want to learn is:  Something new I want to learn is:  To take better care of myself I could:  To get along better with others I could  At home I want to:

 Goals must be realistic  Precise actions or measurable results  Write your goal in several time frames  Long-Term goals: major targets in your life  Mid-Term goals: you can accomplish in one to five years  Short-Term goals: specific achievement you can do in a year or less

 Set goals in a variety of categories  Education, Family life, Social life, Health …  Each week, month, year provide spot checks  Might need to adjust and make more realistic or ways to overcome obstacles  Look for immediate steps you can take

S.T.A.R Specific Time Areas Reflect

Setting Goals Tips State each goal as a positive statement. Be precise: put in dates, times and amounts so that you can measure it. If you do this, you will know exactly when you have achieved the goal. Set priorities: where you have several goals, give each a priority. This helps you to avoid feeling overwhelmed by too many goals, and helps to direct your attention to the most important ones. Write goals down: this crystallizes them and gives them more force. Keep goals small: If a goal is too large, then it can seem that you are not making progress towards it. Set performance goals, not outcome goals: There is nothing more disappointing than failing to achieve a personal goal for reasons beyond your control. If you base your goals on personal performance, then you can keep control over the achievement of your goals. Set realistic goals: it is important to set goals that you can achieve. Do not set goals too low: just as it is important not to set goals unrealistically high, do not set them too low. People tend to do this where they are afraid of failure or where they are lazy! You should set goals so that they are slightly out of your immediate grasp, but not so far that there is no hope of achieving them.

Shoot for the STARS…you may only make it to the moon…if you only shoot for the moon you may not get very off the ground….

 Ones that make things happen  Those that let it happen  And the ones that don’t know what happened. What one are you going to be?

President Obama Governor, classes at school LeBron James Shot Foul Shots 80% of the time Walt Disney Made a goal that he would make a character known to the world Bill Gates Keep working to improve computer, new computer, meeting of ideas, different parts done