Getting Started with GOALS

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Getting Started with GOALS
Charlotte Quigley, Counseling Career Services
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otherwise known as

• If you dont know where you are going, how can
  you possibly ever get there?

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Lets start with some motivation

• Goals are dreams with deadlines.Diana Scharf
  Hunt
• In life, as in football, you won't go far unless
  you know where the goalposts are.Arnold H.
  Glasgow
• You must have long term goals to keep you from
  being frustrated by short term failures.Charles
  C. Noble

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Starting out

• Your goals are all about YOU what you want,
  where you are going, how you plan to get there.
• Start by thinking about
• What are your dreams?
• What are your passions?
• What are your needs?
• What do you want to do after graduation?

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6 Basic Guidelines

• 1. Make sure its something you really want and is
  it consistent with your values?
• 2. Any one goal cannot contradict another goal
• 3. Write your goal in positive terms instead of
  negative ones Work for what you want, not what
  you want to leave behind

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• 4. Define your goal in detail
• 5. Make sure your goal is high enough
• 6. WRITE DOWN YOUR GOALS!

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Add some details

• What skills do I need to achieve this?
• What information and knowledge do I need?
• What help or assistance do I need?
• What resources do I need?
• What can block my progress?
• Am I making any assumptions?
• AND FOR EACH HOW WILL I GET IT?

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Sample 1

• My goal is to graduate and, in the process,
  gain as much experience as possible in as many
  aspects of the design industry as possible.
  Whether this experience is gained through school
  or work, I hope to learn as much as I can so that
  when it comes down to finding a job, the process
  will be much smoother.

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Sample 2

• I wish to be active in many aspects of the art
  industry from comic books to multimedia design
  and even the movie industry. Within the movie
  industry, I would translate work that is done on
  the drawing board or within the computer to see
  it come to life as a photorealistic creation in
  the form of 3D graphic art.
• My goal is to give people a vision to see or
  imagine, to entertain visually and mentally. I
  will pursue other mediums such as oil painting,
  pastels, and watercolor as well. The end result
  to immerse myself in the art field and to
  captivate all those who wish to enjoy a side of
  art that they have not experienced before.

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Sample 3, part 1

• My educational goals and career goals are related
  to each other. I have set my educational goals in
  three stages, since I know that I have to earn a
  living to support my three children and myself
  while pursuing my degrees.
• First to complete my associate degree and find a
  decent job that helps me move forward to my
  ultimate career goal. A position like research
  assistant or some safe-house manager or assistant
  counselor or social worker will be beneficial
  to my further educational as well as career
  development.

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Sample 3, part 2

• 2nd to get a B.S. in Social Science an entry
  position in a social and human rights
  organization that advocates for human
  rights/women rights and social justice. I will
  continue my studies while working so that my
  education helps me solve daily problems in my job
  and my work experiences help me understand
  theories in the context of real life.
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Sample 3, part 3

• My ultimate educational goal is to get a post
  graduate degree in Social Science work for the
  U.N or for the U.S. government, where I can make
  positive changes nationally and internationally
  in the fields of human rights and social
  justice. 

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Sample 4

• Short-term goal Complete my Associate's Degree
  in Spring 2007. Graduate with High Honors and
  continue my Bachelor's Degree in Baruch College
  majoring in Business Administration or
  Accounting.
• Long-term goal Graduate with Bachelors degree
  and continue my Masters Degree in New York
  University. I want to try to get the scholarship
  and get active in community as a social worker.
• Long-term career Get a decent job and work with
  a big company where I can contribute expand my
  talents and the company which can provide
  challenges to improve my career.

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Sample 5

• My long term career goal is to become a
  Psychologist. I plan on specializing in Social
  Psychology because I am curious about the way
  people relate to each other in small groups. I
  researched how professionals in this field
  reached their goals. Majoring in Psychology is
  just one step toward obtaining my goal. My
  internship will also help me to develop my career
  options and help me experience different areas of
  the field as practiced in real life.

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Sample 6, Goal 1

• Goal 1 Feel more self-confident in interpersonal
  interactions.
• To achieve this goal, I will
• Work on any insecurity I may have about my
  speaking voice and/or choice of words. (Build
  vocabulary and practice the clear enunciation of
  words speak louder.)
• Practice introducing myself and engaging in
  conversation.

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Sample 6, Goal 2

• Goal 2 Multi-task work on a number of projects
  simultaneously.
• To achieve this goal, I will
• Employ meditation as a technique for dealing
  with the pressures associated with multi-tasking.
• Set up a schedule of sorts that allots equal
  amounts of time for each project I will be
  working on and strictly adhere to the schedule.

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Sample 6, Goal 3

• Goal 3 Seek to become a more independent
  learner.
• To achieve this goal, I will
• Read at least one article from the newspaper
  everyday.
• Use my free time researching something relevant
  to my career and/or personal goals.
• Continue my education

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And one final thought

• The most important thing about goals
• is having one.Geoffry F. Abert