Goal Setting

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a 

single step."

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Chinese Proverb

Agenda

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What is a goal?

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Procrastination

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Values 

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SMART Goals

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Decision Making

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Motivation

Objectives

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Identify your Goals based on  

values

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Understand the benefits of 

goal setting

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Learn to set SMART Goals

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Follow the SUCCESS Formula

What is a Goal?

The difference between where 

you are and where you want to be

Stages of the Goal Setting 

Process

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Know what you want

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Make decisions and take responsibility

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Reach and Stretch

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Risk failure and rejection

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Formulate goals and objectives

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Know how to get where you want to be

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Believe in yourself!

Goal Setting

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Why is it important?

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Why is it a risk?

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What about procrastination?

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Roadblocks and barriers

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Why do people fail?

Use Goal Setting as Your Map

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Values

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Accomplishments

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Achieve your goals

Values Exercise

Identifying your values
What is important to you?
What are your fundamental 

beliefs?

Accomplishments Exercise

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What would you like to accomplish?

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What would add joy to your life?

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Use material, career related, spiritual, 

or personal accomplishments 

Henry David Thoreau once wrote:

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Have you built your castles in the air?  Good!  That’s 

where they should be built.  Now go to work and 

build the foundations under them.”

Effective Goals

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Be committed; be accountable

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Develop a written plan

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Base goals on your values

Write it down; use positive language; sign 

it; date it; post it; believe it!

SMART GOALS

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S

pecific

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M easurable

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A ction

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R ealistic

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T ime Oriented

SMART Goals Exercise

List 3 goals based on your values 

and your desired accomplishments

STEPS

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Take small steps; baby steps

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Spend a minimum amount of time each 

day  what’s manageable for you?

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It takes 21-28 days to develop a new 

behavior so it becomes a habit

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Evaluate goals from time to time

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Recognize there will be bumps in the 

road; we may fall and it is temporary

“Life happens when you’re 
making other plans.”

John Lennon

SPECIFIC

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Who

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What

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Where

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When

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Why

Measurable

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How much?

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How many?

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How will I know?

Action

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What 

exactly

do I need to do?

Realistic

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Am I willing?

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Am I able?

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Is this doable?

Time Oriented

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How often?

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By when?

Goal Setting Exercise

Activity worksheet will allow you 

to answer difficult questions, 

recognize obstacles and 

determine who can help you

Decision Making

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Define what I want to accomplish

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Clarify values

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Gather information

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Identify alternatives

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Discover possible outcomes

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Eliminate alternatives not aligning with 

values

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Take Action

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Review decisions & consequences

Motivation

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What motivates 

YOU

?

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Record your progress and momentum 

will build

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Don’t wait for perfect conditions

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Record progress

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Be flexible; adjust

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Visualize success!

Success Formula

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Decide what you want

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Take Action

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Notice what is working or not

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Change your approach

Adapted from

Giant Steps

by Anthony Robbins