The document discusses the importance of setting both short-term and long-term goals in major areas of life like career, education, health, and relationships. It provides guidance on how to effectively set goals by making them specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-bound. Additionally, the document advocates for finding a mentor to help provide support and guidance to achieve one's personal and professional goals.

1. GOAL SETTING

2. THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSONAL
GOAL SETTING
 Goal: a long-term target
 Think of it as a reward at the top of a ladder;
you must climb the ladder before reaching
the reward
 Goals keep you focused, increase self-
esteem, and help you overcome
procrastination, fear, and failure
 Setting goals will help you become more
successful in your career and life in general

3. INFLUENCES OF GOALS
 Goals help you keep focused on where you
want to be in your future
 As a goal is reached, you will be motivated
and self-confident enough to set a higher
goal
 Set goals in the major areas of your life
including personal, career, financial,
educational, physical, social, and
psychological

4. HOW TO SET GOALS
Important Aspects of Goal Setting
 Achieving short-term  Owning the goal
and long-term goals is  •Controlling the goal
like climbing a ladder
 •Setting a time frame
 Goals need to be put for the goal
into writing

5. HOW TO SET GOALS
Short-Term Goals Long-Term Goals
 Reached within a year’s  Reached within a time
time frame of five to ten years
 Also called objectives  Setting long-term goals
 Set to help reach long- starts with thinking of
term goals what you want to
accomplish in your life
 Keep them realistic,
achievable, measurable,  From your list of
and important to you accomplishments, choose
items you most value
 Keep goals realistic,
attainable, measurable,
and important (have a
reason for the goal)

6. PRIORITIES
 Priorities: determine what needs to be done
and in what order
 You may need to adjust your priorities to
reach your goals
 Trade-off: giving up one thing to do
something else
 Be prepared to be flexible in all areas of your
life-plan

7. MENTORING
 Mentor: someone who can help you learn more
 Provides information about your present position
 Provides support
 Helps you develop your career
 Teaches you about the corporate culture
 Corporate culture: the values, expectations, and
behaviors of people at work
 Formal or informal mentoring

8. Discussion Questions
 Why does an employer need to set goals for
their employees?
 Why is it important that an employer ensure
that employees set personal and career goals
for themselves?
 IF YOU WERE THE BOSS:
Why would you establish a mentoring program
for your employees? What specific advantages
would it provide your department?

9. GOAL SETTING: Career
 Long-Term Career Goal – Identify where you
want to be in your career in five years.
 Short-Term Goals – Using your long-term
career goal, identify short-term goals
(objectives) for each step on the ladder.

10. GOAL SETTING: Personal
 List three personal, career, and educational
dreams you want to accomplish in your life.
 Create three long-term goals in each section.
Make sure they are realistic.
 Prioritize the goals you set