IMPORTANCE OF HAVING CAREER GOALS IN MIND

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GOALS

Value GoalsBehavior Self-esteem

WHAT IS A GOAL?

DiscussionActivity: Shrinking Circle

Discuss outcome of the Shrinking Circle

1. What happened when the circle got smaller and harder to fit?

2. How does this relate to our lives?

3. What are some things that prevent us from reaching our goals?

LONG VS. SHORT GOALS

A short term goal is achieved quickly (finish term paper, wash dishes, mail Christmas cards by Friday, etc.). They help you achieve your long term goals

Long term goals will take months, years, all your life.For example: graduate from college, become a pilot, lose __X_ pounds, etc.

Short Long

DO YOU BELIEVE YOU CAN ACHIEVE?

We need to learn how to dream. Keep the dream alive, reach your goals Some people don’t decide or have a

vision of what they want out of life. NO GOALS!!!

People with goals can see what they eventually want to achieve and they can see just how to get there.

THINGS TO REMEMBER Goals must be realistic –

you can’t lose 40 pounds in one month

Must prioritize – rank in order of importance you, can’t accomplish it all at once.

Do you have the resources you need to reach your goals (money, information, health, energy, skill, etc.).

Write a long list of the goals you think would be important and worthwhile for you to accomplish. (a dream list)

Does it fit your values?Is it realistic?Is it flexible?Does it fit in with your other

goals?Will the rewards be worth what

you put in to it?Is it what you want?

BELIEF ON YOURSELF

Activity “The I can’t funeral”

write down on a piece a paper everything you can’t do.

Next write a list of ‘I CAN’. Keep this in your note book/journal.

“SUCCESS IS IN THE BAG”.

You need purse-severanceIt requires the same amount of

energy to be successful as it does to be unsuccessful.

99% of your assets are standing in your shoes.

80% of success is showing up

IF YOU ARE NOT WORKING TO WHERE YOU WANT TO BE, YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY WORKING TO WHERE YOU DON’T WANT TO BE.

KEEP YOUR MOST IMPORTANT VALUES IN MIND AT ALL TIMES WHEN YOU ARE MAKING LESS IMPORTANT DECISIONS

DON’T SACRIFICE WHAT MATTERS MOST FOR SOMETHING THAT DOESN’T MATTER THAT MUCH TO YOU. THERE ARE ALWAYS TRADE-OFFS

BUILD A BRIDGE AND GET OVER IT

You will have challenges You will have roadblocksYou can have excuses or success but not both

THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF PEOPLE

Ones that make things happen Those that let it happen And the ones that don’t know what

happened.

What one are you going to be?

THERE IS VERY LITTLE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEDIOCRE AND GREATNESS.

The boiling point is only 1 degree different than very warm water. The difference is tremendous.

Steam can power many things. The difference between a race horse

that wins first place and a second place is often fractions of a second.

SEVEN GOAL AREAS

Family/homeSocial

EducationalReligious

Achievement/recognitionCareer

Physical/health

WRITING GOALS

SPECIFIC!written down MEASURABLE TIME FRAME

read out loud frequently posted visibly

SET A GOAL AND FILL OUT THE GOAL CONTRACT.

ANY QUESTION ???

By: HOSAI BARAKZAY