GOAL-SETTING:

Where are you

going and how

will you get

there?

"My mother…planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind.“

Michael Jordan, 1974

Vision

Set Your Goals

• Be sure it’s something you really want

• Make sure that it does not contradict another goal

• Develop goals in all areas of your life

• Write your goal in the positive, looking

forward

• Write your goal out in complete detail

• Make sure your goal is high enough

• Write your goals down; look at them often

Gene Donahue

Goal Setting

S

M

A

RT

SPECIFIC

MEASURABLE

ATTAINABLE

RELEVANT

TIME-BOUND

Smart Goals for the Semester in this Class

• Specifico to learn the methods of goal-setting

• Measurableo to earn at least a B in this class

• Attainableo I have ample hours available to study as I only am in

class 15 hours a weeko I have good study habits from high school

• Relevanto This is important for me to reach my long-term goal

• Time-Boundo I must achieve my goal by the last day of class

Junior 14 weeks to go in this semester

First year

Sophomore

Senior

Graduation

The University of Massachusetts Class of 2015

LONG TERM G

OAL

“Some people want

something to happen.

some people wish

something would happen,

some people make it

happen.”

Michael Jordan. 1994

ACTION

I will attend every class session

I will see my instructor during office hours

whenever I do not understand

………………

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Jane

Marsh

“ Life is what happens whilewe’re busy making other plans”

John Lennon

“The minute you get away from fundamentals – whether its proper technique, work ethic or mental preparation – the bottom can fall out of your game, Your schoolwork, your job, whatever you’re doing."

Michael Jordan, 1998

Did I attend every class

session?

Did I see my instructor during office hours if I did not understand

Did I visit the tutoring centerfor help

Did I turn in all homework assignments when due

Was I on time for every class

Did I……………

ReAssess your Actions:

"I've missed more than 9000shots in my career. I've lostalmost 300 games. 26times, I've been trusted totake the game winning shot and missed. I've failedover and over and over again in my life. ..”

A Good Work Jane M

arsh

"If you do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life.“

Michael Jordan, 1994

…And that is why I succeed."

"Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.“

Michael Jordan, 1998