Vesl 4 goals dapps

1. Goal!
Setting your goals for the future
Week FOUR
Ring Toss, DAPPS 1

2. Last Week
•Values
–Auction
–The Alligator River Story
–Card Sort
•Homework
–Journal: Values
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3. Write Your Obituary/Perfect Career
•What is an obituary?
–It is a death notice of a person
•Remember this is just an exercise
•When you are writing, think about:
–Values you have
–What accomplishments you have done or would like
to do
–Roles you play in life and the purpose of the roles
–How you made a difference
–How you want people to remember you
3Workbook – page 36-37

4. Ice Breaker
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Ring Toss

5. Agenda
•Goals & Motivation
–What are goals?
–Why are they important
•Research at Yale University
•How do you reach your goals?
•How do you motivate yourself?
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6. “We…believe that one reason so
many high school and college
students have so much trouble
focusing on their studies is because
they don’t have a goal, don’t know
what all this studying is leading to.”
Muriel James & Dorothy Jongeward 6

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Research at Yale University
•Researchers asked members of the class of 1953 if they
has specific, written, long-term goals.
•Only 3% did.
•20 years later, the researchers contacted the same
graduates to see what happened to them.
•The 3% with goals had lives that were measurable
better that the 97% without goals.
•The 3% who has set specific goals had accumulated
more personal wealth then the other 97% put together
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How to set a goal
•To be effective, a goal need five qualities
•Remember: “DAPPS” rule
•“DAPPS” is an acronym (word form from initial of names)
– Dated
– Achievable
– Personal
– Positive
– Specific
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D - Dated
•Effective goals have specific deadlines
•Short term goal usually has a deadline within a few
months or less
•Long term goal usually has a deadline of a year or more
(sometimes 5-10 year)
•As deadline approaches, your motivation typically
increases. This energy help you finish strong.
•If you don’t meet you deadline, you have an opportunity
to examine what went wrong and create a new plan
•Without deadline, you might stretch the pursuit of a
goal over your whole life time
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A - Achievable
•Effective goals are realistic
•Example
–Running the marathon…
•Practice 1 week before the marathon by running around
the block
•Practice 1 year before the marathon with someone that
have done the marathon
•Set your limit: not too high and not too low
•Ask your self: “Can this be done?”
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P - Personal
•Effective goals are your goals, not someone
else’s
•Ask yourself if your current goals contribute to
your personal dreams
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P - Positive
•Effective goals focus your energy on what you do
want that on what you don’t want
•Translate negative goals into positive goals
•Example
–Negative: I will stop being late to class
–Positive: I will arrive on time to every class
–Negative: I will stop eating junk food
–Positive: I will start eating healthy food
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S - Specific
•Effective goals state outcomes in specific,
measurable terms
•Example
–Good: My goal is to do better this semester
–Better: I will achieve a 3.5 GPA or better this
semester
–Good: My goal is to play better at basketball
–Better: I will achieve at least 80% or better on the
basketball court
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Dated: specific deadlines for goals
Achievable: realistic goals
Personal: effective goals are your goals, not
someone else’s
Positive: focus your energy on what you do
want rather than what you don’t want
Specific: effective goals state outcomes in
specific, measurable terms
How to set a Goal: DAPPS Rule
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Life Roles
•A life role is an activity to which we regularly
devote large amounts of time and energy
•For example:
–College student
–Parent
–Significant other
–Athlete
–Etc…
•What roles do you play?
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Life Dreams
•We have dreams in each life role
–Example
•College student – to get a bachelor degree
•Parent – to raise and support my children
•Significant other – to have a happy and health relationship
•Athlete – to participate in the Olympic
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Committing to your Dreams
Do not doubt yourself, doubting discourages creative
energies to develop a plan.
A clear plan helps you stay on track and motivates you to
reach your goals.
Visualization will help motivate you to see the end results.
Visualize your dreams then make them a reality.
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19. “The future belongs
to those who believe
in the beauty of their
dreams.”
~ Eleanor Roosevelt

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Creating Your Life Plan
•Your Life Roles
–College Student
•Your Dreams in Each Role
–Registered Nurse (Associate Degree)
•Your Long-term Goals for Each Dream
–To become a RN by Spring 2014
•Your Short-term Goals for Each Long-term Goal
–Pass all my classes this semester with a 3.5 GPA or better (Fall 2010)
–Register for Credit at Mt. SAC by Winter 2011
–Register for all my classes that I need to get into the Nursing program by
Fall 2011
–Get a 3.5 or better in ANAT 10A, 10B, MICR 22 and English 1A (Fall 2011)
–See a counselor to put together Educational Plan by Fall 2010 and every
semester after that
Workbook – page 40

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Team Presentation
•Select groups for Student Services Presentation
•All Groups will present on Week EIGHT
•Rules & Guidelines
Workbook – page 41

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Presentation Topic
•Admissions & Records
•Assessment Center
•Associated Students
•Bridge Program
•Career Placement
•Counseling/Advising
Department
•Disabled Student
Programs & Services
•Extended Opportunity
Programs & Services
•Financial Aid Office
•Health Services
•Learning Assistance
Center
•Re-Entry Center
•Student Life Center
Do you want to do a campus tour next class?
Workbook – page 44

23. Homework
•Journal: Goal
•DAPPS Worksheet
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