1. GOALS
Key to Motivation

2. What are Goals? Goals are things we want – they mean something to us
– they have value

3. There are many types of Goals
You can have:
Personal
Educational
or Career Goals

4. Who has Goals?
We all have Goals

5. Goals set Priorities Why should we set Goals? Keep us Focused
Make us Feel Good

6. Why should we set Goals? Achieve more Improve performance
Increase your motivation to achieve
Increase your pride and satisfaction in your achievements
Improve your self-confidence
Eliminate attitudes that hold you back and cause unhappiness  

7. How To Set GOALS
Setting goals at the correct level is a skill that is acquired by practice.
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
no-one will put serious effort into achieving a goal that they believe is unrealistic

8. How To Set GOALS Goals need to be SMART S is for Specific
(what, where)
M is for Measurable
(can’t say better, good, more)
A is for Achievable
(win the lottery – you don’t control it)
R is for Realistic
(I’ll be a millionaire next week –bad timing)
T is for Timely
(when will you achieve the GOAL)
Within the next 3months – Short Term GOAL
Within the next months – Intermediate GOAL
Farther than 1 year away – Long Term GOAL

9. STEPS to Achieving GOALS
All GOALS have intermediate STEPS that are also goals
These steps (goals) must take place for you to reach the final GOAL
You track your performance toward your final GOAL with a Graphic Organizer

10. GOAL Graphic Organizer Example Example: Become a certified Business Teacher by Sept/2005 Start Date: June 2004
STEPS Date to Achieve Date Achieved
1 Identify Requirements July ‘04 July ‘04
2 Take Praxis Test Oct ‘04 Sept ‘04
3 Apply for Certificate Dec ‘04 Nov ‘04
4 Check on Certificate Feb ‘05 Problem
5 Get Certificate Sept ‘05

11. GOAL Graphic Organizer Example Example: Become a certified Business Teacher by Sept/2005 Start Date: June 2004
STEPS Date to Achieve Date Achieved
1 Identify Requirements July ‘04 July ‘04
2 Take Praxis Test Oct ‘04 Sept ‘04
3 Apply for Certificate Dec ‘04 Nov ‘04
4 Check on Certificate Feb ‘05 Problem
5 Get Help May ‘05 Mar ‘05
6 Get Certificate Sept ‘05 Aug ‘05

12. GOAL Graphic Organizer Example Example: Become a certified Business Teacher by Sept/2005 Start Date: June 2004
6 - Get Certificate Sept ‘ Aug ‘05
5 - Get Help May ‘ Mar ’05
4- Check on Certificate Feb ‘ Problem
3 - Apply for Certificate Dec ‘04 Nov ’04
2 - Take Praxis Test Oct ‘ Sept ’04
1 - Identify Requirements July ‘ July ’04
STEPS Date to Achieve Date Achieved

13. REMEMBER Goals set Priorities Achievement Make us Feel Good
Keep us Focused
Achievement Make us Feel Good

14. SO…………

15. Choose to be Motivated
It works if you create and track your GOALS