Dare to…. DREAM

Choice not chance determines your destiny

Goals

Aim

Direction

DestinationAmbition

Intention

Target

Objective

Purpose

Set Big Goals and

Go for it!

Dreams Nga moemoea

Dreams allow you to see your future

If you can see it, you can do it

Dreams have to be important to you

Dreams are your vision – your “wish list”

Maintain a balance in your dreams (e.g. education, sport, family friends and work

“Most people who fail in their dream fail not from lack of ability, but lack of commitment”

Anonymous

Dreams Nga moemoea

Dreams without a plan are just that - dreams

How do we turn them into reality?

Turning Dreams into GoalsGoals are dreams that you work hard to reach

Why set goals?

To give us motivation To help us make plans for the future To provide direction To provide a sense of achievement and success

“Goals that are not written down are just wishes”- Anonymous

Goals need to be……

Specific Measurable Attainable/Agreed Realistic Timed

GoalsAnd don’t forget to think about….. Your support team (friends, family ,team-mates)

How you evaluate and make adjustments to your goal

Sacrifices you will need to make (like missing parties or weekends away)

Roadblocks/Barriers

The impact major goals can have on other areas of your life 9 trying to fit in schoolwork, friends, part-time jobs etc

Importance of internal motivation

Common Goal Setting Problems

Not specific Not focused – lack priority Not realistic No plan/strategy No ongoing evaluation Lack of commitment

ROADBLOCKS

“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals” - Anonymous

Overcoming Roadblocks

Stop … and chill out and relax for a bit

Think ... Of all your choices

the first one isn’t necessarily the best one

Anticipate … will your choice help or hurt you achieve your goal?

Respond ... Select the best solution – the one that helps you achieve your goal!

Roadblocks Potential Solutions

Money/funding Sponsorship/part-time job/fundraising

Long Term Goals

The way you want to be in 5 – 15 years in your

- career/work - school accomplishments

- personal life (the kind of person you would like to be)

The type of job you want The level of sport you which to play at eg All Blacks To join a band To be the best surfer in Auckland, etc

Short Term Goals Those which you will reach in 3 - 6 months

REALISTIC(out of reach, just, but not out of sight)

Get B in Maths

Get an A in English

Make School Basketball team

Spend more time listening to and supporting friends

The relationship between Long term and Short term goals

Short term goals are the small steps you take before reaching your final destination. (Your Long term goal.)

They are the stops on the way

Daily Goals Make daily goals Specific how much time you’ll spend studying, the amount of an assignment you’ll get done, the grade you want to achieve on your current assignment

Eg’s Do 30 mins practising maths problems a week Get an A for my English Assignment Get started on the first part of my science project 20 mins Basketball shooting a week

The Importance of Goals

The Value of striving for something, even if you are not successful

The feeling of worth

Self Esteem when you succeed

If you dream something, you are more passionate about it

An Effective Goal should be

Clear and Understandable

Be clear about what you want. Avoid statements or promises.

Possible

Goals should be sufficiently challenging yet sill wihtin reach; something you can do and really want to do. Easy goals may be less rewardingImpossible goals lead to disappointment and self doubt

Controllable

You are the only person whose behaviour you can change.Goals involving others need their permission or active participation

Effective Goals continued

MeasurableSet dimensions for your goalHow long will you allow?When will you complete what you set out to do?Do you need to specify an amount of time or some prior conditions to be met?

StraightforwardYou want what you want!Avoid using either/or. If you include alternatives you may end up achieving nothing

S M A R TSpecific Measurable Attainable Realistic Timed

Categories of Goals

EducationalCareerPersonalRelationshipTravelFamilyFinancialSportingHealth

Time Management Learn to put priorities on your tasks and your time. Rank the things you want to do, from the most

important to least important.

Focus on the things that need attention NOW. Don’t dwell on past failures or future problems

Do one thing at a time

Divide large tasks into smaller parts and tackle these one at a time

Be sure to include time for recreation and relaxation every day

Work at a comfortable pace. “More haste , less speed” is a good maxim.

Be flexible with your time schedule. Try to keep some time free each day to cope with the unexpected

Use a diary, or a large calendar with plenty of space for noting down specific tasks, of have some other way of writing down your schedule and commitments

Review your important goals for each day and each week. Revise them if you need to

Don’t feel you have to get everything done TODAY. Spread your commitments over a period of time