EDUC unit 2 chapter 3 Discover Your Values and Goals

Identify the benefits and rewards of setting goals

Setting goals turn your dreams into reality, goals setting allows you to create plan to focus on your goal- goal setting allows you to create plan to focus on your goal

Define short term, mid term and long range goals be able to give a specific example for each and how they are related

Short term goals: expect accomplishment in a short period of time, doesn't have to relate to any specific length of time Mid term goals: stepping stones to long term goals, also be independent goals, relate it to your long term goals Long term goals: include things like earning BA's degree, owning a home, getting job of your career area, etc... They are related because without one of them, nothing will work effectively

Define differences and relationship between short term, mid term and long term goals

Short: expect accomplishment in a short period of time Mid: stepping stones to long term goals Long: include things like earning BA's degree, owning a home

Understand how a Personal Action Plan can help you reach your goals

When you set goals take control of your life and focus on what is important make improved decisions and better use of your time and other resources

Define core values

Been freely chosen amongst alternatives after consideration and thought

Clearly describe the 3 criteria for identifying your true core values and give an example of how 1 of your values meets each of those criteria

Individual value, relationship value, organizational value Individual value: reflect how you show upon life, specific needs, principles you live by and what you consider important Relationship value: relate how you relate to other people in life, friends, family and classmates etc... organizational value: reflects how your organization shows up and operates in the world My value is individual value: it fits into the other values because it reflects how I show up in life, including relationships and organizational value tie into it

3 criteria for identifying your core values and identify your own personal core values

Integrity, accountability, diligence My own personal core values; is self assessment will help me with important/ least important values

Understand the different life stages and how they affect values and goals

Personal values and interests can change as you get older, college students ages 18-26 make choices that are more short range Ages 27-31 young adults rethink decisions Ages 32-42 adults have greater sense of commitment and stability When people are younger they tend to focus on more short range and support autonomy values/goals When people are older they tend to focus on more commitment and stability

List and describe each of the 5 elements of the SMART goal model and demonstrate how one of your goals meets all of those elements

Specific: goal usually answer the 5 W's (what, why, who, where and which) identify what you want to accomplish Measurable: if goal isn't measurable there will be no way to know if you're making progress Attainable: goal must be something that you can realistically do Relevant: if goal doesn't mean anything to you, then it's not worth pursuing Time bound: putting down a deadline makes you more committed to bringing it to fruition My own goal is time bound: it's important to me because, it fits into everything in my life, academic, life, education, etc... it also fits into the other SMART goals

Define the components of the SMART goal model

Specific: goal will usually answer 5 W's ( what, why, who, where and which) writing this out can easily identify what you want to accomplish Measurable: if not measurable there will be no way to know if you're making progress Attainable: your goal must be something that you can easily realistically attain Relevant: tie your goals to your deeper values to give them more meaning Time bound: need to have a deadline otherwise it's just a Dream

Understand the relationship between values and goals

Values: are things that are most important to you in life, they are your personal expression and prioritization of the universal needs of all humans Goals: they are tangible outcomes that you can work towards achieving and then more on to new goals once they are complete