Goal Setting

Duration: Offered as a 60 minute webinar or 1 day in class

Course Overview

We all have things we want in life. The route to success is to take the things that we dream about and wish for, and turn them into reality. This course will lead students through thinking, planning, and taking action on the things they really want. They will learn ways to ensure that they get where they want to go in life.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify what’s important to you in your life
  • Use goal setting activities and appropriate language to articulate what you want in your life
  • Explain what your dreams and goals are for both the short and long term
  • Use motivating techniques to help you reach your goals
  • Understand how to deal with setbacks

Course Outline

1. Course Overview

2. Pre-Assignment Review

3. Self-Understanding

  • Understanding the Importance of Goal Setting
  • Choosing a Mentor

4. Laying the Foundation

  • Creating Your Personal Vision Statement
  • A Closer Look
  • Where our Values Live

5. What’s In Your Bucket?

  • The Bucket Principle
  • Digging Deeper into the Bucket
  • Steps to Success

6. Getting Down to Business

  • Identifying Goals
  • Goals with SPIRIT
  • My Dreams and Goals

7. Getting Started Today

  • Ready, Set, Go!
  • Visualization Techniques
  • Support Systems
  • Action Planning and Follow-Through
  • Motivators

8. Dealing with Setbacks

9. Personal Action Plan