1. #GOALS
Health Unit 1

2. Why set goals? Long term vision and short term motivation
Helps you focus on what you really want/care about
Helps you organize time and resources
Helps you measure your forward progress
Sense of pride and self-confidence
Recognize your own ability and competence for achievement!

3. How do you set a goal effectively?
Big Picture for life -> Breakdown into smaller targets -> Start Setting
Use the SMART Goal Setting Guideline
SPECIFIC
MEASURABLE
ATTAINABLE
RELEVANT
TIME-BOUND

4. SPECIFIC What exactly do you want to achieve? Academic Career Athletic
Artistic
Attitude/Behavior
Pleasure
Public Service

5. Measurable How will you know you’ve achieved your goal?
Can you put a number on it?
Time, distance, weight, grades, awards, college/job acceptance, records

6. ATTAINABLE Is it too easy to achieve? Is it too impossible to achieve?
Make the goal healthy and within reach for the amount of time you set yourself

7. RELEVANT Do you have an emotional attachment to this dream?
Will it hurt if you don’t get it and feel amazing if you do?
Does it relate to what is going on in your life right now?
Your goal must matter to you!

8. E/P

9. TIME BOUND Give yourself a deadline!
Create a time limit to push yourself
Be careful giving yourself a time frame to maintain realistic

10. Barriers
Need a plan or strategy for any obstacles that could keep you from achieving your goal.

11. Support Who can help you? How can they help you? What can help you?