Physical Education Notes Setting Goals

What are some key terms?

• Goals: Your aims, or what you hope to accomplish.

• Long-Term Goals: Goals You Plan To reach months or years in the future

• Short-Term Goals: Goals you can accomplish right away.

• Gain control of your life.

Why you set goals?

• Gain Control of your life.

• Focus your energy

• Shape your life in a positive way

• Build your self-esteem

• Improve your health

How you can select your goals?

• What are you needs?

• What do you want or have an interest in?

• What do you do well?

• What are your values?

Making An Action Plan

• Select One goal to work on

  Make your goal specific

• List things you need to do to reach your goal.

  Get help from others.

• Set a time period for reaching your goal

  Set checkpoints to evaluate your progress.

• Reward yourself for reaching your goal.

Guidelines for setting goals

• Be positive

• Choose goals that are good for you.

• Do not be too hard on yourself.