Bucket List

Presented by: Jessica Karner and Lecia SlighDecember 12, 2013

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Goals of this Presentation

• All year we have talked about goals• Our biggest goal is that you will get what you

want out of this life.

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What’s a Bucket List?

• A bucket list is a list of things you want to do. • The original idea is “a list of things you want to

do before you die” but we have some other things.

• We want you each to take some time to fill up your bucket list, and then share with us some of these things

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The Possibilities Are Endless

• How many times have you heard that?!• At this point in your life absolutely anything is

possible

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Overarching Career Goal

• This goal needs to be big and broad, don’t make it something like “I want to be a teacher” make it something you want to do with your career

• Examples:– I want to be an educator who can honestly say that I changed

someone’s life someday. – I want to design a product that will change the modern world like

Apple did– I want to manage the career of the basketball player who

everyone says is “the best there ever was”

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Overarching Life Goal

• In here we often talk to you about wanting to get a career, follow your dreams, go to college. This goal can be so much more broad. Put down a few things you want to do before your 30, or 50. Life things!

• Examples:• I want to spend time in every state in the United States• I want to be invited to the wedding of one of my students• I want to climb the fifty tallest mountains in the country• I want to have a family.

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Career Goal

• This is where you can talk about wanting to be a teacher, or a car salesman, or a sports manager. Tell us what you want to do!

• Remember you can have more than one career goal!• Examples:

– I want to be a member of the United Nations– I want to work for a non-profit company benefiting research for

Alzheimer's

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First Job Out of College Goal

• Your first job out of college is likely not going to be a CEO, or Manager of a major NBA star.

• Think about where you want to start so that you can reach your overall goal.

• Examples:• I want to work in the office of an NBA team in any role to

gain experience• I want to work with students, in whatever means possible.

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College Goal

• You knew this was coming right? No way you could go to a UB session without talking about college!

• Write down a few goals for college regarding: • Examples:

– What do you want to study?– What do you want to accomplish while you are there?– What are some things you want to do while you are in college?

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College Goal Continued

•Examples:• I want to study accounting when in college• I want to maintain dean’s list for my entire college career• I want to make dean’s list in my first semester• I want to go to University of Wisconsin• I want to study abroad while in college• I want to be an RA

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Before I graduate…

• At this time you are all in Brockton High School, talk to me about something you want to do before you graduate!

• At least one goal should be academically focused!• Examples:

– I want to get a 3.0 GPA– I want to make Honor Roll– I want to join a varsity team

ContactJessica Karner Lecia SlighEducation Advisor Program ManagerAmerican Student Assistance American Student Assistance

Phone: 508-894-4398 Phone: 508-586-3155Email: jkarner@asa.org Email: lsligh@asa.org