SMART Goals�Aspiring Scholar Workshop

UCSF Fresno

Office of Health Career Pathways

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What Is The Difference Between:

• Dreams (wishful thinking), and
• Goal?

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Dreams are vision of what we want.

Goals are our road map to making it happen- they take us from one point to the next.

In Order For Something To Be A Goal:

• The goal has to be important to YOU, personally

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• Has to be within your power and actions to make it happen

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• Must have a reasonable chance of achieving

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• Must be clear to YOU and have a specific plan of action

How to Set a Goal

• First consider what you want to achieve, and then commit to it.
• Career Goals
• Financial Goals
• Educational Goals
• Family Goals
• Attitude Goals
• Physical Goals
• Public Service Goals
• Set SMART goals that motivate you and write them down to make them easily accessible so you can review as you work towards reaching them

Habits to Change or Develop in Order to Accomplish Goals

The seven habits of successful people are:

• They are goal oriented
• They are results driven
• They are action oriented
• They are people oriented
• They are health conscious
• They are honest
• They are self-disciplined

Why Set Goals?

• Top-level athletes, successful business people and achievers in all fields all set goals. 
• Setting goals gives you long-term vision and short-term motivation.
• You will also raise your self-confidence, as you recognize your own ability and competence in achieving the goals that you've set.

Short-Term & Long-Term Goals

• A short-term goal is something you want to do in the near future.
• The near future can mean today, this week, this month, or even this year.
• A short-term goal is something you want to accomplish soon.
• A long-term goal is something you want to do further in the future.
• Long-term goals require time and planning.
• They are not something you can do this week or even this year.
• Long-term goals usually take 12 months or more to achieve.

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Group Activity

• List a short-term and long-term goals on a piece of paper
• First list a short-term goal (Ex: Get straight A's by the end of the quarter, start using a daily planner, help parent more around the house)
• Next, list a long-term goal (Ex: Graduate Valedictorian in high school, be the first in my family to attend and graduate college)

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Evaluation

• Link: https://tiny.ucsf.edu/JDASpeakerEvaluation2324
• Aspiring Workshop (ASW)
• Topic: Success in JDA
• Speaker:
• Date:

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1/5/2021

Independent Activity

• Go to Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-TOWknzlsRbz9UnIF_fi5z7P8Vx0oU_I/view?usp=sharing 
• Select "File" on google doc then select "make a copy" to make an editable copy for yourself.
• Take 10 minutes to complete one SMART Goals worksheet for either a short-term or long-term goal. 
• Example of goals:
• Getting 4.0 GPA by end of quarter 4/semester 2
• Getting accepted to 4-year university
• Becoming a registered nurse

Goal Setting Worksheet

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1/5/2021