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  • Setting Goals for the New School Year: It All Starts with You!

    Setting Goals for the New School Year: It All Starts with You!

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    Every new school year is an awesome opportunity to improve yourself and do better than the last! This can be the year you reach your goals and celebrate the successes of the previous year. But how do you go about setting goals for school? Most students don’t learn this naturally, so here is how you can start:

    Think about the past school year and give yourself a star for each improvement you can think of. Feels good, doesn’t it?

    Want to make this year your best yet? Learn to set SMART goals. What are SMART goals, you ask?
    SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely!

    Here is how you can set some SMART goals:

    1. Ask yourself, “What are things you would like to accomplish in the new school year?”

    2. Think about how you can become a better individual. Improving character is all part of the process. Think about ways you can achieve your goals by being caring, confident, kind and courteous to others. Discuss this with your friends, classmates and family.

    3. Get together with a friend and talk about what personality trait or value is most important to you and set a goal around it. You can start a discussion by asking each other the following questions:
    ○ Who do you admire most, either in your life or fictional, and why?
    ○ How do your traits and values match the person you admire most?
    ○ What traits or values would you like to improve or take action on?
    ○ What actions can be taken to show this trait or value?
    ○ How can I help you achieve this goal?
    ○ Lastly, reverse the roles and have your partner answer the same questions.

    4. If you’re in a class, you can suggest this exercise to a larger group of friends or even to your teacher. Start by listing out different pairs of students. Specifically, you may want to partner with someone that you don’t know as well. Often, what we will find is new skills and knowledge in new people that can expand our insight on goal setting.

    5. If problems are encountered, encourage everyone to participate in solving issues. Join forces with other partners to expand the problem-solving pool. The goal is to get as much help as you need and give as much help as you can.

    6. Towards the end of your SMART goal-setting activity, you can self-evaluate the discussion. What went well? What didn’t go according to plan? What were some challenges? Name some things you would want to improve in the future. Explain your feedback to your partner and have them do the same for you.

    7. To better practice setting SMART goals, switch partners or find another friend to repeat this activity with. You will find that the more you practice, the better you will be at setting SMARTer goals for the new school year.

    References:
    http://www.yourcoach.be/en/coaching-tools/smart-goal-setting.php

  • Setting Goals for the New School Year: It All Starts with You!

    Setting Goals for the New School Year: It All Starts with You!

    Every new school year is an awesome opportunity to improve yourself and do better than the last! This can be the year you reach your goals and celebrate the successes of the previous year. But how do you go about setting goals for school? Most students don’t learn this naturally, so here is how you can start:

    Think about the past school year and give yourself a star for each improvement you can think of. Feels good, doesn’t it?

    Want to make this year your best yet? Learn to set SMART goals. What are SMART goals, you ask?
    SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely!

    Here is how you can set some SMART goals:

    1. Ask yourself, “What are things you would like to accomplish in the new school year?”

    2. Think about how you can become a better individual. Improving character is all part of the process. Think about ways you can achieve your goals by being caring, confident, kind and courteous to others. Discuss this with your friends, classmates and family.

    3. Get together with a friend and talk about what personality trait or value is most important to you and set a goal around it. You can start a discussion by asking each other the following questions:
    ○ Who do you admire most, either in your life or fictional, and why?
    ○ How do your traits and values match the person you admire most?
    ○ What traits or values would you like to improve or take action on?
    ○ What actions can be taken to show this trait or value?
    ○ How can I help you achieve this goal?
    ○ Lastly, reverse the roles and have your partner answer the same questions.

    4. If you’re in a class, you can suggest this exercise to a larger group of friends or even to your teacher. Start by listing out different pairs of students. Specifically, you may want to partner with someone that you don’t know as well. Often, what we will find is new skills and knowledge in new people that can expand our insight on goal setting.

    5. If problems are encountered, encourage everyone to participate in solving issues. Join forces with other partners to expand the problem-solving pool. The goal is to get as much help as you need and give as much help as you can.

    6. Towards the end of your SMART goal-setting activity, you can self-evaluate the discussion. What went well? What didn’t go according to plan? What were some challenges? Name some things you would want to improve in the future. Explain your feedback to your partner and have them do the same for you.

    7. To better practice setting SMART goals, switch partners or find another friend to repeat this activity with. You will find that the more you practice, the better you will be at setting SMARTer goals for the new school year.

    References:
    http://www.yourcoach.be/en/coaching-tools/smart-goal-setting.php

  • Making your New Year’s Resolutions Stick (French version available)

    Making your New Year’s Resolutions Stick (French version available)

    The New Year brings with it a promise for greatness, and foreshadows the amazing times to come. Many of us make resolutions about goals, wishes, or dreams we hope to accomplish in the New Year. The problem is, all too many of these resolutions are sadly abandoned sometime in mid-January—and, though we try to fight the obstacles placed before us (or mere laziness), we slip back into our old habits soon enough.

    If you want to improve yourself or do something big in the New Year, here are some tips for making your resolutions stick.

    Be concrete. Figure out exactly what you want out of the new year, and be specific with your wishes. It’s extremely difficult to achieve, or even start to work towards vague or lofty goals. Instead of pledging to “have more fun”, for example, try “take an art class” or “learn a new sport”. (This will also make yourself more accountable, because those goals are actually in your reach!)

    Strategize. Many resolutions are abandoned just because they seem “impossible” to achieve. If you really want to accomplish something, make sure you’re being realistic and honest about the work you need to do. How long will it take you to reach your goal? What steps do you have to take to get there? Specifically, if you have a very ambitious goal in mind, you can set monthly strategies or steps for yourself to work your way towards success come December.

    Write it down. January is the perfect time to break out a new day planner (you can start at the beginning of the book!). Put those pages to good use and mark in reminders or specific goals at regular intervals throughout the months. It also helps to keep a master list of everything you wanted out of the year, and why, so you can go back to it if you ever need inspiration. (You can also record your thoughts electronically if you prefer.)

    Stay accountable. One of the best strategies for achieving your goals is to make them public—that way, you will feel more motivated and compelled to follow through! You can make resolutions with a friend on New Year’s Eve, and commit to supporting one another throughout the year. Alternatively, you can ask a friend or family member to check in with you or provide support when you need it.

    Re-evaluate. Don’t be afraid to rethink some of the goals you set (especially if they were unrealistic or vague in the first place). This doesn’t mean you’re being wishy-washy—maybe, throughout the year, you just figured out that you wanted something different altogether. The important thing is to replace your resolutions with new, productive, and meaningful goals so you can stay on track, even if your plans change a little bit. Don’t use this step as a cop-out or an excuse to not achieve anything all year long.

  • Can Anyone Get a Scholarship?

    Can Anyone Get a Scholarship?

    Sometimes when we are thinking about who does and doesn’t get a scholarship, we begin to hypothesize that it is only “brainiacs” who get them. We start thinking that you have to be a genius and exceptional in some way in order to get your hands on one of these monetary gifts. This is entirely false! You don’t actually have to be exceptional in any capacity to get a scholarship. In fact, the most important things are to be dedicated, persistent and organized. If you set goals at the beginning of the year, and put in consistent effort to achieve these goals, there is no reason why you shouldn’t be able to land yourself a scholarship. In this situation, we must refer ourselves to the SMART goals formula. We want to set Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timed goals. By setting goals before the time starts to perform, we are able to really get down to work without getting distracted or forgetting what it is that we are doing.

    An example of a SMART goal related to getting yourself a scholarship is to fulfill all the requirements by the end of the year. This is a smart goal because it specifies exactly how many of the requirements you want to fulfill – all of them. It is measurable because you are specifying how many requirements you want to fulfill – you can count them. It is achievable and realistic because you have read through the requirements and know that you are able to do what is asked. Finally, it is timed because you want to fulfill all of the requirements by the end of the year. When we set goals in advance, we are better able to tackle the requirements ahead of us. We know what we want and we can work steadily towards attaining that end.

    An important thing to keep in mind with goals and getting scholarships is that there will always be setbacks whenever we are attempting to achieve anything. If you think that it will be easy and a piece of cake, you are probably kidding yourself. There will be times when you will want to give up, and it is at these times that you need to remember to persist and, if necessary, make some changes. There will also be setbacks which can come in the form of failures and/or losses. This is a natural part of the process and the important thing is to keep on going, stay committed to your goals and try for the best outcome.

    Getting a scholarship is like playing soccer. Think of yourself as the lead forward; You are trying to score as many points as is possible. You may set a goal to get 8 goals, and you will try as hard as you possibly can to get 8, but if you end up with 6 or 7 you will still have done a great job. The important thing to remember is that setting goals before we begin a task will help enormously to secure a positive outcome. Good luck!