Goals

Three Types of People When it Comes to Setting Goals. . . . People that MAKE IT HAPPEN

People that LET IT HAPPEN

People that DON’T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED

Before Setting a Goal, Ask yourself . . . Does it fit my values?

Is it realistic?

Is it flexible?

Does it fit with my other goals?

Will the rewards be worth what I put in it?

Successful GoalsA. A goal must be very SPECIFIC.B. A goal must be WRITTEN DOWN.C. A goal must be MEASURABLE.D. A goal must be finished within a TIME FRAME.

E. A goal must be READ ALOUD frequently.

F. A goal must be POSTED VISIBLY.

4. It requires the same amount of energy to be SUCCESSFUL as it does to be UNSUCCESSFUL.

5. If you’re not WORKING to where you want to be, you are

AUTOMATICALLY working to where you don’t want to be.

6. If you CHOOSE to do one thing, you automatically CHOOSE not to do something else.

7. Keep your most important VALUES in mind at all times when you are making important DECISIONS.

Levels of GoalsA.Short-term Goal: A goal that

can be accomplished within one year or less.

B.Long-term Goal: A goal that can be accomplished in one year or more. Usually requires many short-term goals to fulfill a long-term goal.

What Happens to someone who never sets goals? . . . .

Don’t know where they are going.

May not accomplish anything.

What interferes with goals? . . .13.A. Family members who don’t agreeB. Goal is not realisticC. BoredomD. No resultsE. ForgetF. Friends

Why do goals change?. . . PEOPLE CHANGE!!!!

If you fail to plan - then you plan to fail!!!

DECISION MAKING

Conflict between decisions and values

Internal conflict arises: one will have a harder time making decisions

Four types of decisionsA. Creative

Thought about but not well planned

B. AlternativeChoice between 2 alternatives

C. EvaluatedPros and cons of the choice thought about

D. ImpulsiveNo thought, done by wants, first reaction

Decision-Making MethodsA. Evaluation of options:

Choice of optionsB. Decision by non-decision:

Because of a set of circumstances beyond control one must choose that decision

C. Habit:Out of habit you make a choice by not

really thinking about itD. Letting others decide for you:

One will have a hard time later in life

Steps to Making a DecisionStep 5: Evaluate results of

the decision and accept responsibility for results of the decision.

Step 4: Make a decision, plan and act on the decision.

Step 3: Explore and evaluate possible solutions.

Step 2: Brainstorm possible solutions.

Step 1: Identify the problem.

EVALUATE

ACT

EXPLORE

BRAINSTORM

IDENTIFY

“The Game of Skunk”The object of “skunk” is to have the most points

after 5 rounds.A player gets the total of the dice and records it in

his/her column, unless a “one” comes up.If a “one” comes up, play is over for that round

and all the player’s points in that column are wiped out.

If “double ones” come up, all points accumulated in prior columns are wiped out as well.

If a “one” doesn’t occur, the player may choose either to try for more points on the next roll or to stop and keep what he/she has accumulated.