Decision Making and Goal Setting

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Decision Making and Goal Setting
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Motivation to Exhibit Livestock

• Why do kids like showing livestock projects?
• There are lots of reasons. List some reasons.

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Two General Reasons Why

• To have fun
• need for excitement

• To feel worthy
• need to feel competent and successful

Do your reasons fit into one of these categories?
Showing livestock is about their personal growth
in terms of maturity, knowledge, and
responsibility.
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FAILURE
Not achieving something you desire, plan
or attempt.
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Characteristics of Success

• Success
• confidence
• hard worker
• failure increases motivation to work harder
• direct energies to challenge themselves
• take credit for success and take responsibility
  for failures

• Unsuccessful
• self doubts and anxiety
• blames ones self for failure
• believe they are powerless
• poor work ethic
• do not participate (will eventually quit)
• puts forth a token effort
• simply goes through the motions

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Success Starts with Goals
What can goals do for you?

• Provide us with motivation, energy, and
  enthusiasm.
• Keep us on track.
• Ensure greater success.
• Build confidence.

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Five Rules to Writing Goal Statements

• Make sure the goal is something you really want
• Always write the goal in a positive manner.
• Write your goal out in complete detail.
• Make sure your goal is high enough.
• WRITE IT DOWN!!!

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Example Goal Statements

• I practice showing my steer 4 times a week.
• I brushed my steer X times per week.
• I cleaned the pig pen X times per week.
• I will help my younger sister feed her calf.
• I want to show at 7 jackpot shows this year.
• I am going to go back for showmanship this year.
• I will lead a showmanship clinic this year for my
  county/chapter.

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What to do With Your Goals?

• Place them where you can always see them!!!
• Bathroom Mirror
• Wallet
• On the Refrigerator
• Night Stand
• In Your Calendar

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Goal Setting Summary

• You have to have a plan for success!
• You reach your vision by reaching each goal.
• You reach goals by hard work, dedication, and
  perseverance.

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It is SHOW DAY!!!!
SPORTSMANSHIP
is about exhibiting livestock with honor.
GAMESMANSHIP
is all about winning for gain and glory.
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Sportsmanship vs. Gamesmanship

• SPORTSMANSHIP
• picking up a show stick someone drops in the ring
• sharing knowledge with other exhibitors on
  selection of projects
• taking leadership of the county/chapter
  showmanship training to help others
• getting a gate for someone who has had a pig
  penned
• letting another exhibitor borrow a brush
• teaching a younger exhibitor how to show
• teaching a younger exhibitor how to clip
• helping a younger exhibitor carry a bucket of
  water

• GAMESMANSHIP
• jabbing an animal not belonging to you in the
  show ring
• telling the judge that the animal weighs a
  different weight than what the card says
• showing a project in the wrong breed or division
• being dishonest about a breeding animals age
  when registering
• cutting too much feed and water from an animal to
  reach a weight
• blocking the judges view of another animal in
  class

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What do you want to be? Sportsman!!!

• Never forget to lead by example!!!