Setting Goals
General Overview
Setting goals is a crucial aspect of personal and professional development. Goals provide direction, motivation, and a framework for measuring progress. By establishing clear and achievable objectives, individuals can focus their efforts, overcome obstacles, and track their success.
Whether short-term or long-term, setting goals helps individuals clarify their priorities, stay organized, and make better decisions. Additionally, goals can inspire individuals to step out of their comfort zone, grow beyond their current capabilities, and reach new heights of achievement. Overall, the process of setting goals empowers individuals to take control of their future and work towards realizing their full potential.
Remember to Make Them…
Specific
Clearly state your goals with specific details. You want to have a clear and concise direction that’s easy to remember and so you know when it’s completed.
Measurable
Every goal should have actions and outcomes that are easily measurable. Establish concrete criteria to track your progress and success with objective data.
Achievable
Your goals should be both challenging and realistic. Look at your resources, your time, skills, and constraints when you approach them. You can always set new ones!
Relevant
Look at your broader life aspirations to ensure the goals you’re setting align with your future hopes and dreams. Make sure you’re goals keep you on track.
Time-Bound
Putting a deadline on a goal gives you a clear path. Timelines can create a sense of urgency and give us a framework to prioritize again procrastination.
Flexible
Circumstances in life change. When something goes differently than you expected, be open to adapting your goals to respond to unforeseen circumstances.
Matching Interests & Careers/Career Action Plan
Career Next Steps
Holland Codes & Personality Styles
Career Planning/Setting Goals
Activities
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Simple explanations of career planning. (Mapping Your Future)
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Site for student's to work through career goal setting with printable/fillable PDF's for career goal setting for students (Minnesota State CareerWise)
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Social & Emotional learning lessons for teacher to use - ready for implementation with students specific to career goal setting. (Character Counts)
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Create your own career plan or goals using the samples above.
Online Resources
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Career Planning For High Schoolers
Search articles and resources for students specific to real-time labor market information for careers.
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Setting Career Goals
In depth explanations and videos outlining wages, employment trends, skills needed and goal setting for every career imaginable.
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Career Planning Checklist
Click through tools for students, parents, counselors for preparing for college and career.