SMART Goal-setting

Choose the word that best completes the sentence below.   A _________ is an aim or purpose.

• goal setting

• short-term goal

• goal

• mid-term goal

What is goal setting?

• Picking up a coffee mug and setting it down on a table that says goal.

• Finding something that you want to accomplish and figuring out a plan to reach it.

• Figuring out a plan to not use any money for the rest of your life.

• Accomplishing all of your goals in two minutes.

Is a wish the same thing as a goal?

• Yes, because a wish has planning involved.

• No, because a wish has no planning involved.

 If it is almost impossible to reach your goal, then it is...

• a realistic goal

• a short-term goal

• an unrealistic goal

• a long-term goal

What is an example of a realistic goal?

• Never spending any money for the rest of your life.

• Saving money from working part-time during the semester break to buy the new phone you wanted.

• Saving enough money in a day to buy a plane.

• Not saving any money and trying to buy a car.

Does making goals keep you motivated?

• Yes :)

• No :(

A goal is a statement that specifies...

• how much you will accomplish in life.

• what you want to achieve or do within a certain amount of time.

• what you will be successful at.

• how you will achieve something.

Choose the goal that is most specific.

• I will be good in singing.

• I will perform solo next month at Frank's Bar.

• I will sing a song.

• I will be the best singer.

You've just started skateboarding. Which of these is a realistic goal?

• Skate on two wheels.

• Skate up and down your driveway.

• Skate on a half-pipe.

• Skate to the next town.

Why is it important that a goal has a deadline?

• It keeps you from procastinating.

• It helps you skip mini-goals.

• It lets your friends know what you've accomplished.

• It encourages you to take on more goals.