WHAT YOU WANTSetting Personal and Career Goals

Concept:Discovering things about yourself can lead to personal success and

satisfaction.

Unit Essential Question

How do I set and How do I set and achieve realistic achieve realistic goals?goals?

ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY Goals Short-term goal Long-term goal Personal goal Professional goal

Failure Perseverance Success Trade-off

WHY SHOULD I SET GOALS?

A GOAL is an aim or target a person tries to reach or achieve.

1. Successful people set goals from their dreams and then work to achieve them.

2. Goals help you to “Begin with the End in Mind”.

3. Achieving goals gives you a sense of accomplishment.

4. Goals give you a gauge to measure success. 5. Goals improve work ethic.

GOALS CAN BE

Short-term Getting on the honor roll. Running a 5K. Doing good deeds. Getting in shape. Finishing holiday shopping. Cleaning your room. Writing thank you notes.

Long-term Acceptance into college. Getting a driver’s license. Captain of a sports team. Becoming a doctor. Becoming a parent. Owning a Jaguar. Passing AP exams.

GOALS CAN BE…

Personal Earning and saving

money. Buying your own car. Volunteering. Getting in shape. Reading a book. Cleaning your room. Writing thank you notes. Getting a driver’s license. Being a good friend.

Professional Exploring several careers. Job Shadowing. Graduating High School. Acceptance into college. Earning an internship. Professional connections. Entering medical school. Becoming a doctor. Helping to cure cancer.

SETTING PERSONAL GOALS

Example - Saving to buy a car.

Researching reliable cars and prices. Create a timeline. When will you need (or want

to) buy the car? Find a job to earn money. Create a saving plan based on your timeline and

your earning potential. Research extra costs- insurance, gas,

maintenance.

SETTING PROFESSIONAL GOALS

Example- Choosing a Career

Learn the job requirements. Learn the training you’ll need. Evaluate yourself. Do you have the needed

skills and aptitudes? Do you have the grades you need to

advance to further training? Determine where you have to start and the

steps needed to reach your dream job. Look at other related careers as stepping

stones or options you hadn’t considered.

YOU CAN SET GOALS IN MANY AREAS OF YOUR LIFE. HERE ARE JUST A FEW…

What do you dream about? If life were perfect, what would you like to accomplish in these areas?

Educational

Physical

Social

Sports

Family

Friends

Hobbies

Career

HOW DO I SET REALISTIC GOALS? You’re not going to become the vice president of a company right

out of high school, or even college. You have to work toward your goals.

Dream BIG, but…

The best goals are written The best goals are written as as I WILL I WILL statements.statements.

HOW DO I SET REALISTIC GOALS?

Consider the Trade-offs…. A Trade-off is what you have to give up in order to

achieve something else.

You choose to date someone, you give up being single. You choose to get a dog, you give up the freedom to stay

out all day. You choose to join the swim team, you give up joining the

basketball team. You choose to get a job, you give up free time.

CAREER THOUGHTSBEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND- BEGINNING WITH WHERE YOU ARE TODAY, LIST THE STEPS NECESSARY TO LAND YOUR DREAM JOB.

Dream Job:

WHAT IF I DON’T MEET MY GOALS?

Failure- unsuccessful, falling short, a flop

Perseverance- determination, insistence, resolve

Paradigm- view point, outlook, how you observe.

Success – reaching your goal

NAME A GOAL YOU HAD THAT YOU DID NOT ACHIEVE? WHY WERE YOU NOT SUCCESSFUL?

LESSON ESSENTIAL QUESTIONSSetting Personal and Career Goals

50 Words Each

How can I set realistic goals?

How can I achieve my goals?