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CHAPTER 4
Setting and Reaching Goals: Using Values, Stress
Management, and Teamwork
Keys to Effective Learning, 6e
Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits
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Habit for Success: Reach Out to Others
“…All of us together are more powerful, intellectually or physically, than any one
individual…no one person can consider as many alternatives as
several people.”Art Costa
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Why are values the foundation of successful goal setting?
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Values help you to…
• Understand what you want out of life
• Define your educational path• Create “rules for life” that work
for you
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Examples of values• Helping others• Honesty• Leisure time• Love• Music• Popularity• Power• Reading• Time alone• Vacations• Wealth• Wisdom
• Beauty• Creativity• Courage• Education• Excitement• Faith• Fame• Family• Friends• Finances• Happiness• Health
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A strong link between values and long-term goals
=more motivation, happiness,
and goal achievement
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How do you set and achieve
goals?
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Short-term goals are smaller steps that move you toward your long-term goals
(broader objectives to achieve over a long period
of time).
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Goals reinforce one another.
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Set a S.M.A.R.T. goal
• Specific• Measurable• Attainable• Relevant• Time frame attached
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Work to achieve goals using these steps.
• Define an attainable, relevant goal.• Define a specific path.• Set a timetable.• Measure your progress.• Get unstuck (if you get stuck).
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What are ways to manage stress as
you pursue your goals?
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Stress levels can help or hinder performance.
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Effective goal setting and time management
reduce stress
• Set SMART goals and pursue them step-by-step with focus
• Create and follow a schedule and complete items on your to-do list
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A healthy body and mindreduce stress
• Eat well• Exercise regularly• Get enough sleep• Avoid alcohol and drug abuse• Be aware of mental health issues
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Other stress management strategies
• Be realistic about commitments• Set a schedule that works for you• Have some fun• Manage your schedule actively• Try relaxation techniques• Ask for help
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How will learning to work with others help you reach
your goals?
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Achieving goals depends on being able to work with
others.
To succeed, you need to know…• How to manage your emotions and
understand how others feel• How to value and benefit from
different people and their ideas
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Be emotionally intelligent
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Be culturally competent
• Learn about, and value, diversity• Be aware of your perceptions and
attitudes• Understand how cultures interact• Adjust to the differences of others in
ways that create opportunity
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Working in a group means…
• Increased knowledge – because you learn what others know.
• More motivation – because others depend on your contribution.
• Better teamwork skills – for success now and in your workplace future.
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For group success…• Assign a leader – and rotate
leadership• Value participants• Set goals and a schedule• Share the workload• Address problems that arise• Work first, socialize afterwards
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Real People Reach Out to Others
Louise Gaile Edrozo
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“Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.”
Kenyan proverb
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