Goals
What is a Goal?
 Desired results
 Something to work toward
 “What do you want on your tombstone?”
What is a priority?
 Something that is more important than
anything else.
 Goals determine priorities
 Example:
 Goal: Get into college
 Priority: Good grades, extracurricular activities
 Destination: Goal as Route: Priority
Little know facts:
 The top 3% of students in the USA have
written goals
 A goal not written is only a wish
Keep in mind when
making goals:
 Be specific
 Example: I will get an “A” in English 9 by the
end of first quarter.
 Rather than: I need to do better this year.
 GOALS should be written
 You will see them daily and remind yourself
of your promise
 State goals positively. What will you
do?
 Compare: I won’t be late for class
To
Contrast: I will be on time for each of my
classes this week
 Have a time frame
 Bad Example: Someday, I’d like to own a
Corvette.
 Good Example: By the time I’m 30 years
old, I want to own a new Corvette
 Keep score
 Check in with PowerSchool weekly
 Ask your friends for help in keeping you
focused
 Let your goals be your own, perhaps
set during a momentous moment.
 Count the cost
 What will you have to give up in order to
achieve your goal?
 Example: I want good grades, but I love to
IM at night and don’t make time to study.
 Example: I want to make the basketball
team, but I have to work every Saturday
when they practice.
 Rope Up
 Get someone to help you stay on course.
 Make a plan with a friend who has a similar
goal.
 Begin with the end in mind
 Focus on what you would like to be or the
outcome of your goal
 Example: Since I want to go to college, I will
need to get at least a B in Algebra.
How can you achieve your
goals?
 Big Rocks=Priorities
 Homework, school activities, sports teams,
family obligations
 Little Rocks=Fun activities
 IM’ing, texting, watching TV, listening to your
iPod
 Hanging out with friends
If you do your “big rocks”
first, your “little rocks” will
fit!
 Schedule your big rocks, then schedule
the fun activities.
 Bottom line: You can live a balanced life
with this method.