ACHIEVING YOUR DREAMS THROUGH GOAL SETTING

SIX Questions to Ask Before You Set Goals

1. What do I want?
2. Am I willing to pay the price?
3. Why do I want to do this?
4. Who benefits the most from me achieving this goal?
5. When will this take place?
6. Where will this take place?

We don’t get what we want because we don’t know what we want. Be specific.

Three Important Types of Goals

Long Range Goal-Big goal, 10 years or more from now.

Intermediate Range Goal-These are checkpoints, keeping us on target or identifying needs for adaptations or changes.

Short Range Goal-Three to nine months; they make long-range goals possible. (short term is the road to long term.)

The brain works on specifics, not generalities: How will I know when I have achieved that goal?What tangible (taste, touch, smell, see, or hear) item will show you that you have achieved your goal?

Goal Setting ACTION STEPS “A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder.”

Take some time to sit down before school starts as a family and write down your goals. The more clear you are about what you want the more possibility you have in achieving what you want.

PRIORITIES: My most important goal in each of the four critical areas are:
Spiritual_____________________________________________________ School/Work_________________________________________________
Family and Friends______________________________________
Physical_____________________________________________________

PROBLEM-SOLVING: What will be my major hindrances in achieving these goals?Spiritual_____________________________________________________ School/Work_________________________________________________
Family and Friends____________________________________________ Physical_____________________________________________________

PRELIMINARY: What are my intermediate and short-term steps needed to reach my priority goals?
Spiritual Short-Term:_________________________________________
Long-Term:_________________________________________
School/Work Short-Term:______________________________________
Long-Term:______________________________________
Family and Friends Short-Term:________________________________
Long-Term:________________________________
Physical Short-Term:_________________________________________
Long-Term:_________________________________________

“But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness; and all these things will be added unto you.” (Matthew 6:33)