This document discusses the importance of setting goals to become college and career ready. It provides several reasons why setting goals is important: goals propel you forward by keeping you focused on your objectives; goals break large, intimidating aspirations into smaller, achievable milestones; and goals help you believe in yourself by making your dreams feel attainable through progress. The document emphasizes that setting concrete goals holds you accountable if you fail to achieve them and helps you understand what you truly want out of life. Overall, setting goals helps you get the most out of your life by working towards your aspirations.

1. C H A R A C T E R E D : M A R C H 2 0 1 7
Becoming College & Career
Ready

2. Learning Target
 I can begin to be College & Career Ready now by:
 Learning and practicing good study habits
 Knowing what resources are available to help me be successful
 Setting goals that are important to me now and in my future
 Exploring education and career options and information
 Acting on goals and dreams

3. Do you know what your options are?
 What are the possibilities for your future?
 What do you see yourself doing in the next 5 years?
10 years?
 What type of lifestyle would you like to have?
 How is what you are doing now connected to what
you want in the future?

4. Why Set goals?
 1. Goals Propel You Forward
 Having a goal written down with a set date for
accomplishment gives you something to plan and
work for. A written goal is an external representation
of your inner desires; its a constant reminder of what
you need to accomplish.
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5. Why Set Goals?
 There’s a very common pattern that comes with
working towards goals that we’re all familiar with:
you set your mind to something, you get excited and
work like mad, and then motivation starts to wane.
Having goals that you can focus on and visualize
helps you better connect yourself with your inner
desires, and gives you the motivational energy you
need to work through periods where your focus
inevitably starts to wane.

6. Why Set Goals?
 2. Goals Transform Insurmountable
Mountains Into Walkable Hills
 Most of us have big dreams that seem impossible to
accomplish. Its easy to feel discouraged when you’re
staring at a massive, seemingly insurmountable
mountain.

7. Why Set Goals?
 Proper goal setting can help break larger,
intimidating aspirations into smaller, more
achievable stepping stones. Planning towards these
smaller goals not only makes it easier to formulate a
definite plan of action that we can start working on
right away, but research has shown that hitting
smaller milestones provides real motivation and
greater contentment.

8. Why Set Goals?
 3. Goals Help Us Believe In Ourselves
 Setting goals for yourself is a way to fuel your
ambition. Goal setting isn’t just about creating a plan
for your life and holding yourself accountable, its
also about giving us the inspiration necessary to aim
for things we never thought possible.

9. Why Set Goals?
 Do you want to accomplish something that many people
dream about, but few people ever actually accomplish?
Unless you make it a goal for yourself and work everyday
towards achieving it, why would you ever believe that you
could accomplish it? Unless you see yourself slowly making
progress, your dreams and aspirations are nothing more
than vague notions floating around in your imagination.

10. Why Set Goals?
 4. Goals Hold You Accountable For Failure
 If you don’t write down concrete goals and give
yourself a timeline for achievement, how can you
look back and re-evaluate your path if you fail?
 There’s something extremely humbling about
looking back on a goal you set for yourself 6 months,
1 year, or even 5 years ago and realizing that you
were supposed to accomplish a lot more than you
actually did. Its a concrete sign that whatever you’re
doing isn’t working, and you need to make real
changes if you want to get where you want to be.

11. Why Set Goals?
 5. Goals Tell You What You Truly Want
 There are certainly times where we set goals that
don’t really reflect what we want. Sometimes we
think we need more money, when really we need a
change of environment, or building better
relationships. Sometimes we think we want more
free time, but what we really want is work that we
can be truly passionate about. Sometimes we think
we want to be alone, but really we need to be around
more positive people.

12. Why Set Goals?
 6. Goals Help Us Live Life To The Fullest
 When you take the time to set goals, you ensure that your life
is geared towards getting the most out of every moment.
There’s so much to do and experience in life, but many of the
things we want to achieve and experience won’t be handed to
us – we need to work for it.
 Information retrieved from: On The Importance Of Goal
Setting: 6 Reasons Why You Need To Set Goals
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