Assignment Instructions
STEPS
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Insert Name
My Goals, Motivations, & Values
Insert your name on this slide.
Throughout the slide deck, add images and/or a background; adjust the font and color if you’d like. You can go to the “Design” tab and see a multitude of design options. If you’d like to get really fancy, you’re welcome to add audio and/or video.
Take a look at the rubric so you understand what is being assessed for your grade.
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VALUES
VALUES:
After completing the values assessment in the Learning Resources, identify your top five values on the slide above. Add one image that relates to at least one of your identified values.
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My SMART Goal Statements
This is a section header. Add at least one design element (image and/or background).
In next nine slides, you will create three SMART Goal Statements and identify your source(s) of motivation to achieve these goals.
Academic Achievement
Professional/Career Development
Personal Growth
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SMART GOAL STATEMENT:
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ACADEMIC
S (SPECIFIC): What do you want to accomplish?
M (MEASURABLE): How can you measure your progress? When will you know that you have achieved your goal?
A (ACHIEVABLE): Do you have the skills and resources needed to achieve this goal? If not, how will you obtain them? Is this goal realistic in the timeframe you have established?
R (RELEVANT): Why are you setting this goal now? Why does it matter?
T (TIME-BOUND): When will you achieve this goal? State a specific timeframe!
Once you have answered all the questions above, write out your SMART goal in the slide.
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ACTION ITEMS
List at least THREE actions that you will take to achieve this goal. Focus on specific actions (example: Block off time every Sunday night to plan my study schedule for the week) instead of attitudes or aspirations (example: work harder than I ever have to get good grades).
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MOTIVATION
MOTIVATION:
Why do you want to achieve this goal? What or who inspires you to achieve this goal? Provide a short summary of your motivations.
Include at least one powerful image OR provide a link to a (non-explicit) song that is representative of your “WHY” — your source of motivation. You can also provide both, if you’d like.
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SMART GOAL STATEMENT:
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PROFESSIONAL
S (SPECIFIC): What do you want to accomplish?
M (MEASURABLE): How can you measure your progress? When will you know that you have achieved your goal?
A (ACHIEVABLE): Do you have the skills and resources needed to achieve this goal? If not, how will you obtain them? Is this goal realistic in the timeframe you have established?
R (RELEVANT): Why are you setting this goal now? Why does it matter?
T (TIME-BOUND): When will you achieve this goal? State a specific timeframe!
Once you have answered all the questions above, write out your SMART goal in the slide.
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ACTION ITEMS
List at least THREE actions that you will take to achieve this goal. Focus on specific actions (example: Block off time every Sunday night to plan my study schedule for the week) instead of attitudes or aspirations (example: work harder than I ever have to get good grades).
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MOTIVATION
MOTIVATION:
Why do you want to achieve this goal? What or who inspires you to achieve this goal? Provide a short summary of your motivations.
Include at least one powerful image OR provide a link to a (non-explicit) song that is representative of your “WHY” — your source of motivation. You can also provide both, if you’d like.
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SMART GOAL STATEMENT:
| Criteria | Response |
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PERSONAL
GOAL PLANNER: What is the initial goal you have in mind?
S (SPECIFIC): What do you want to accomplish?
M (MEASURABLE): How can you measure your progress? When will you know that you have achieved your goal?
A (ACHIEVABLE): Do you have the skills and resources needed to achieve this goal? If not, how will you obtain them? Is this goal realistic in the timeframe you have established?
R (RELEVANT): Why are you setting this goal now? Why does it matter?
T (TIME-BOUND): When will you achieve this goal? State a specific timeframe!
Once you have answered all the questions above, write out your SMART goal in the slide.
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ACTION ITEMS
List at least THREE actions that you will take to achieve this goal. Focus on specific actions (example: Block off time every Sunday night to plan my study schedule for the week) instead of attitudes or aspirations (example: work harder than I ever have to get good grades).
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MOTIVATION
MOTIVATION:
Why do you want to achieve this goal? What or who inspires you to achieve this goal? Provide a short summary of your motivations.
Include at least one powerful image OR provide a link to a (non-explicit) song that is representative of your “WHY” — your source of motivation. You can also provide both, if you’d like.
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REFLECTION
In the section above, write 3-5 thoughtful sentences about what you learned about yourself as you identified your values, motivations, and set your SMART goals.
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