This document outlines personal goals and objectives for maintaining balance between work, study and social life. The goals are to fit university studies around a work schedule using an assisted study scheme, have time for social life each week without compromising studies, and achieve better financial security by the end of 2018 through budgeting, reducing costs, and maximizing tax returns. Strategies are provided for each objective to carefully select class times, plan ahead, apply effective study methods, avoid mental exhaustion, avoid impulse spending, keep receipts, and book an early tax appointment.

1. Personal Goals and Objectives
Main Goal/Mission SMART Objectives Strategies
Maintain balance between
work, study and social life
Fit in university studies with
work schedule.
Continue to make use of the
Defence Assisted Study
Scheme to receive work time
to attend lectures/tutorials.
Careful selection of class
timings and units at start of
each semester to cause least
conflict with work schedule.
Have time for social life each
week without compromising
studies.
Use weekly and semester
planners to plan ahead, ration
time and factor in social life.
Apply effective study and
strategic learning methods to
make efficient use of time.
Allow for at least one night per
week free of study to avoid
mental exhaustion.
Achieve better financial
security by end of financial
year, 2018.
Make use of budgeting
programs and financial
planners to forecast future
expenses.
Avoid impulse spending.
Keep all appropriate receipts
and log books to maximise tax
return.
Look at ways of reducing cost
of living week to week, such as
better shopping habits or
better value phone and
internet plans.
Book appointment with usual
tax agent within next two
weeks to avoid delays in
getting an appointment at
start of new financial year.