Goals

Objectives: Define "Goal Setting”. List five benefits of having Goals Discuss 10 principles/points to effective goal setting. Describe difference in long and short range goals and how they contribute to success. List the six steps to establishing goals. Identify eight goals for yourself. Describe how you can help students learn to set goals.

Objective 1: Define "Goal Setting”. How do you define a goal? What you would like to achieve. Webster defines a goal as. the terminal point of a race the end toward which effort is directed

Define "Goal Setting” continued... Goal setting is active not passive. Goal Setting is not wishing for something. Goal setting is effective for all walks of life and for all ages and for all social- economic groups.

"Goal Setting” Continued…. Goal setting is not magic Goal setting is not meaningless paper work Goal setting takes the uncertainty out of life. Goals are measurable.

Famous QUOTES Pamela Vaull Starr "Reach high, for the stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal."

Famous QUOTES Norman Vincent Peale "If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal."

Famous QUOTES Douglas Lurtan "When you determined what you want, you have made the most important decision of your life. You have to know what you want in order to attain it."

Famous QUOTES Robert J. McKain "Set priorities for your goals. A major part of successful living lies in the ability to put first things first. Indeed, the reason most major goals are not achieved is that we spend our time doing second things first."

Famous QUOTES Pete Johnson ""ACCURACY" - First and foremost, your ability to achieve success at a targeted, predetermined goal will be a direct function of the degree of consistent intensity which drives the momentum of your efforts."

Famous QUOTES Jerome P. Fleishman: "Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement - and we will make the goal."

Famous QUOTES Orison Swett Marden "We advance on our journey only when we face our goal, when we are confident and believe we are going to win out."

Famous QUOTES Stephen A. Brennan "Our goal can only be reached through a vehicle of a pain, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success."

Famous QUOTES Clement Stone "You, too, can determine what you want. You can decide on your major objectives, targets, aims and destination."

Famous QUOTES Alfred A. Montapert "In life, the first thing you must do is decide what you really want. Weigh the costs and the results. Are the results worthy of the costs? Then make up your mind completely and go after your goal with all your might."

Famous QUOTES Mack R. Douglas “The achievement of your goal is assured the moment you commit yourself to it."

Famous QUOTES Hannah More "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal."

Famous QUOTES Unknown "To live for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top."

Famous QUOTES Albert Einstein "The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of living are goodness, beauty, and truth. To make a goal of comfort or happiness has never appealed to me; a system of ethics built on this basis would be sufficient only for a herd of cattle."

BENEFITS OF HAVING GOALS 1. The process of defining goals helps you decide what is really important for you. 2. You are much more likely to achieve your desires when they are stated as goals. 3. Knowing what you want helps direct your resources, energies, and talents to their best use.

BENEFITS OF HAVING GOALS Continued……. 4. Working toward goals helps build your confidence and self-esteem. 5. Working through the goal-setting process helps you better understand the road blocks or problems that you may encounter.

KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER ABOUT GOALS 1. Goals must be of your own choosing! 2. Goals require commitment of time and effort. 3. Goals must be specific so that you will know when they have been achieved. 4. Goals must be divided into small activities that you can do on a day-to day basis. 5. Goals should be challenging, yet realistic.

KEY POINTS, Continued Goals should contribute to your personal development or help others. 7. Problems, road blocks, and other obstacles can usually be overcome. 8. Other people, groups, and organizations may have knowledge that can help you achieve your goals. 9. Each goal should have a target date by which you expect completion.

KEY POINTS, Continued All goals must be morally based, and not harmful to anyone. 11. When a goal is accomplished, celebrate! Tell someone! 12. Have goals for the different areas of life (e.g., family, career, financial, social, mental, physical, spiritual).

Long and Short Range Goals Long Range Short Range

STEPS TO ESTABLISHING GOALS 1. Write each of your goals. 2. Identify the benefits of achieving the goal. 3. List the road blocks to be overcome in reaching your goal. 4. Identify resources to help you overcome the road blocks. 5. Develop a plan of action. 6. Set a target date for completion of the goal.

Examples of Goal Setting Jess Doe -- Refer to handout Pat Yard -- Refer to handout

Identifying your Goals Use the handouts provided Use the six step procedure outlined earlier Select two goals for your professional life

How can you integrate goal setting into the ag classroom? Think for a minute about where you might apply this concept in your classroom. Achieving good grades Winning awards/contests SAE projects Running for office Going to college POA

The End Be successful Achieve your goals. Help your students become successful.

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Famous QUOTES Frances Anne Kemble A sacred burden is this life ye bear: Look on it, lift it, bear it solemnly, Stand up and walk beneath it steadfastly. Fail not for sorrow, falter not for sin, But onward, upward, till the goal ye win. –Lines addressed to the Young Gentlemen leaving the Lenox Academy, Mass.