GOAL SettingGOAL Setting

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DAPPS Goal SettingDAPPS Goal Setting

DatedDated: Effective Goals Have Specific Deadlines: Effective Goals Have Specific Deadlines

AchievableAchievable: Effective goals are realistic.: Effective goals are realistic.

PersonalPersonal: Effective goals are your goals, not : Effective goals are your goals, not someone else’s.someone else’s.

PositivePositive: Effective goals focus your energy on what : Effective goals focus your energy on what you do want rather than what you don’t want. you do want rather than what you don’t want.

SpecificSpecific: Effective goals state outcomes in : Effective goals state outcomes in specific, measureable terms. specific, measureable terms.

DatedDated

Put a specific deadline on when you Put a specific deadline on when you will accomplish your goal. You can will accomplish your goal. You can always revise your deadlines but always revise your deadlines but without a specific date to complete without a specific date to complete your goal you could pursue your goal your goal you could pursue your goal without ever completing it.without ever completing it.

Example: For the next 32 days, I will Example: For the next 32 days, I will do the following actions to meet my do the following actions to meet my goal of ___________. goal of ___________.

AchievableAchievable

A goal needs to be realistic and A goal needs to be realistic and stretch you enough so you feel stretch you enough so you feel you will accomplish it but only you will accomplish it but only with a strong commitment from with a strong commitment from you.you.

Example: For a typical “B” Example: For a typical “B” student, “I will get a B+ average student, “I will get a B+ average GPA this semester.”GPA this semester.”

PersonalPersonal

Make your goals yours, contributing Make your goals yours, contributing to your personal dreams, needs and to your personal dreams, needs and wants. Trust that you know what is wants. Trust that you know what is best for you.best for you.

Example: I am working toward my Example: I am working toward my high school degree because I want high school degree because I want to be a successful teacher someday. to be a successful teacher someday.

PositivePositive

Focus your energy on what you do Focus your energy on what you do want to do rather than on what you want to do rather than on what you don’t want. Change negatively-don’t want. Change negatively-worded goals into positively-worded worded goals into positively-worded ones.ones.

Example: I will complete my Example: I will complete my homework on the day that it is homework on the day that it is assigned, versus I will stop assigned, versus I will stop procrastinating. procrastinating.

SpecificSpecific

Be detailed, exact and thorough.Be detailed, exact and thorough.

Example: I will complete my Example: I will complete my math homework on Monday, math homework on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 6-8 Wednesday and Friday from 6-8 pm, versus a vague goal to pm, versus a vague goal to study more.study more.

Your Academic GoalYour Academic Goal

Because I know that this Because I know that this commitment will keep me on the commitment will keep me on the course to success, I promise course to success, I promise that every day for the next 32 that every day for the next 32 days I will take the following days I will take the following actions:actions:

Some Ideas to ConsiderSome Ideas to Consider

Responsibility Responsibility Motivation Motivation Self-ManagementSelf-Management InterdependenceInterdependence Self AwarenessSelf Awareness Life Long LearningLife Long Learning Emotional IntelligenceEmotional Intelligence Self-esteemSelf-esteem

ResponsibilityResponsibility

Who is in charge of your life? Who is in charge of your life?

Self MotivationSelf Motivation

What are your goals and What are your goals and dreams? What outcomes and dreams? What outcomes and experiences do I want to create? experiences do I want to create? What’s my educational goal? What’s my educational goal? What job/career do I want? What job/career do I want? What legacy do I want to leave?What legacy do I want to leave?

InterdependenceInterdependence

Who do I associate with? Will I Who do I associate with? Will I help others? Will I ask for and help others? Will I ask for and accept help? How?accept help? How?

Self AwarenessSelf Awareness

What are my habit patterns? What are my habit patterns? Which habits support my Which habits support my success? Which habit sabotage success? Which habit sabotage success? How can I change the success? How can I change the habits that sabotage me?habits that sabotage me?

Life Long LearningLife Long Learning

What do I need to learn to What do I need to learn to achieve my goals? How can I achieve my goals? How can I use what I am learning in every use what I am learning in every course I take? How can I create course I take? How can I create a deep and lasting learning? a deep and lasting learning? What life lessons do I need to What life lessons do I need to master success? How can I master success? How can I develop wisdom?develop wisdom?

Emotional IntelligenceEmotional Intelligence

How do I experience life fully yet How do I experience life fully yet manage my emotions so that I manage my emotions so that I stay on course to my goals and stay on course to my goals and dreams?dreams?

Self EsteemSelf Esteem

Who am I? What do I value? Who am I? What do I value? How can I feel even more How can I feel even more confident? What reputation do I confident? What reputation do I have with myself?have with myself?

Your 32 Day Commitment Your 32 Day Commitment

Develop a goal that follows the Develop a goal that follows the DAPPS Format.DAPPS Format.

Example: Because I know that Example: Because I know that this commitment will keep me on this commitment will keep me on the course to success, I promise the course to success, I promise that every day for the next 32 that every day for the next 32 days I will take the following two days I will take the following two actions:actions:

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