Goal-Setting

Target Audience:

Middle Years (grade 5-8)

Senior Years (grade 9-12)

Young Adults (18-34)

Adults (35+)

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Overview:

Goal-setting is a powerful technique for helping adolescents to develop a solid foundation for their future. By knowing what they want to achieve in life they gain direction and focus and a clearer image of their areas for improvement. When they set well-defined goals, they can measure and take pride in the achievement of those goals.

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Description:

Most successful adults would reveal that part of the reason for their success is because they practiced goal-setting in their personal and professional life. However, personal goal-setting is typically not taught in educational institutions and when it is, it is usually for short-term schoolwork and homework completion. The ability to effectively set goals throughout life is one of the most important skills that any of us can have. Positive goal-setting paired with high self-esteem, gives teenagers the ability to resist peer pressure, deal with uncertainty, tackle new activities, handle disappointments and ultimately lead a more rewarding and productive life.