Goal Setting

Setting goals is the process of deciding on something you want to achieve, planning how to achieve it, and then working towards completing and obtaining the objective.

"What you get by achieving your goals is as important as what you become by achieving your goals." - Henry David Thoreau

To learn more about goal setting and how to create your own goals for success, please view the provided resources below.

Academic Goal Setting Sheet

Are you looking for a way to set goals for your classes this semester? This sheet helps you create a goal plan for each of your classes that includes a description of your desired achievement, a plan of how you are going to reach this achievement, and a deadline.

Brainstorming Goals

Are you interested in setting goals for yourself, but you do not know how to get started? Use this reflection guide to help you begin the goal setting process!

Creating SMART Goals

Goals that are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Tangible have a greater chance of being accomplished than those that are not. To ensure your goals can be reached, use this as a resource.

The GPA of Success

GOAL-PLAN-ACTION! This sheet explores another way of creating goals, by defining the objective, devising a plan, and taking action. This sheet also has a worksheet so you can get started creating goals right away!

Goal-Setting Helpful Websites

http://www.goal-setting-guide.com/	In this site, there are many supportive and motivating links to improve goal setting skills.  This includes motivational quotes and “Improve your mood in 30 seconds!” There is also a goal setting tutorial and it helps answers questions to why goal setting has not worked before.
http://www.about-goal-setting.com/	This site includes a step-by-step blueprint for achieving a goal.  The tutorial is advertised as a 20 minute walk through including key points to setting goals and keeping the right attitude.
http://www.mindtools.com/page6.html	Helping to first establish how to use the tool, this goal setting site aims at achieving focus, setting personal goals, individual lifetime goals, achieving goals, staying on course, and breaking down the process down into small tips.  The mnemonic device for SMART is used to help put in a basic reminder when working with goal setting.

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