Personal Goal-Setting
Set realistic personal goals, create a simple plan to achieve them, monitor their own progress, and adjust their approach when things aren't working
What a learner can do afterwards
- Write or state a specific, achievable personal goal with a timeframe
- Describe the steps they will take to reach the goal
- Review their progress and adjust their plan when something isn't working
The lesson
You already know how to break a big task into smaller steps. A personal goal uses that same skill. A strong goal is specific and has a timeframe: instead of 'get better at swimming,' try 'swim 25 meters without stopping by the end of summer.' Once you know exactly what you want and by when, you can plan how to get there.
Maya's goal is to swim 8 laps without stopping by the end of summer. Her plan: practice three times a week and ask her coach to count her laps. After four weeks her chart showed she was close but not quite there, so she added one more practice day.
If a step in your plan isn't working, change the step, not the goal. Adjusting your plan is part of reaching a goal, not a sign you're failing.
Pick a specific goal with a timeframe, plan your steps, then review your progress and adjust when something isn't working.
Watch it
Where it sits
Where this leads
Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.