My Vision Journal

By the end of the day, I would like to By the end of next week, I’d like to By the end of the year, I want to After finishing high school, I would like to One thing I would like to try is A place I would like to go is I’d like to have enough money to The one thing I would like to change most about

myself is In 10 years, my job will be Before I die, I would like to

THE POWER OF GOAL SETTING FOR SUCCESS

REACHThings you

want to achieve in

life!

WHY SET GOALS?MotivationFocusImproves Self-ConfidenceSatisfied life

The 9 RULES OF GOAL SETTING

1. Goals must be your own

2. Goals must be written down

3. Set clear, specific, & detailed

goals

4. Review and modify your goals

as needed

5. Set a target date

6. Reward for achievement

7. Be POSITIVE, rather than negative 8. Balance - variety of categories

9. Short term and long term goals

CATEGORIES OF GOALS

EDUCATIONALCAREER

FINANCIALFAMILY

PHYSICAL/HEALTHADVENTURE/VACATION

PERSONALNECESSITIES

Long & Short-term Goals

Short-term goals are steps leading to long-term goalsShort-term goals can

be achieved quickly, days or weeks

Long-term goals may take months or even years

HOW TO STRUCTURE GOAL SETTING

Define your purposeDevelop specific goalsList the action steps

List your reward for successGive affirmations for each

goalSet up 1, 5, and 15 year goals

WHERE GOAL SETTING CAN GO WRONG

Too high, or too low Disorganized Too many goals