1. Setting Goals

2. Why Have Goals
Goals help give direction to your behavior and a pattern to your decisions.
Help measure success
Help evaluate how far you are and how far you need to go

3. Goals Some are easy to achieve, others may be difficult
3 important qualities
Realistic
Measurable
Time frame

4. Goals and Self-Esteem Just having goals won’t make you reach them.
Need to put thought and effort into achieving the goal.
Setting a goal means making a promise to yourself that you will work to reach it.
Work involves both planning and following through with the plan.

5. Goals and Self-Esteem Self-Esteem- confidence in yourself
Meeting goals has a positive effect on self-esteem.
Gives confidence to try and reach new goals.

6. Types of Goals
Long-term Goals- a goal that you plan to reach over an extended period of time
Take weeks, months or even years to complete.
Usually have more meaning in your life
Examples:

7. Types of Goals Short-term Goals- goal that you can reach right away.
Setting a series of short term goals helps achieve long term goals.
Examples:

8. Action Plans Action Plan- a series of steps for reaching your goal
Creating an action plan is the 1st step to take after deciding on a goal.
Action plans help
Manage time
Organize efforts
Achieve results

9. Creating an Action Plan
Step 1: Decide on your goal and write it down.
Step 2: List the steps you will take to reach your goal.

10. Creating an Action Plan
Step 3: Identify sources of help and support
Step 4: Set a specific time period to reach your goal.

11. Creating an Action Plan
Step 5: Set up checkpoints to see how well you are doing.
Step 6: Reward yourself after you have achieved your goal.