...Angela Carmon-Smith EDUC 1300/43081 May 6, 2013 8:00-8:55 SHORT-TERM GOALS My short-term goal is of a rather personal nature. Due to the fact that Diabetes is a common factor and ailment, not only in the African-American race, but more specifically, in my family in the later years of life, I have decided to lose my excess weight between the dates of January 22, 2013, through May 16, 2013. I plan to achieve this with daily exercising by walking the Skyline High School campus once a day for four times per week. This campus encompasses approximately 1 ¼ miles around. I also plan to watch my carbohydrates intake and decreasing and doing away with soft drinks until May 16, 2013, because of the calories and sodium associated with bicarbonates. These are empty calories and are not healthy for me. I also plan to cut back on and eliminate processed foods because of the enormous amounts of sodium. My goal is to lose ten to fifteen pounds within four months so I can be a more productive mother for my daughter. This will give me more energy to participate in her school activities because I will be able to be more active. Losing weight will also prevent me from obtaining other serious illnesses which are also part of my family’s history. I want to lose the weight, not just because of these high-risk ailments, but because I want to feel good about myself. I believe reducing my weight will improve my self-esteem, which will help me to be a better “people-person”, because...
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...Personal Goals Paper Success begins with goal-setting. Without goals, there is a lack of focus and direction. Many people will often avoid setting goals because it seems too hard. Goal setting is about more than just thinking about them, it is about putting thoughts down on paper to see them. This makes goal setting much easier, especially when writing the goals down is what motivates each individual person. Goal writing must be in time frames, and must be measurable, and at the very least, doable. Setting unrealistic goals can result in the abandonment of all goals; therefore, a good plan needs to be laid-out on paper. This leads to successful goals. Hence, successful goal setting begins with good time management, identifying early potential barriers, and acquiring the needed skills to accomplish each goal. Good time management is the key to successful goal setting and achievement. Taking the time to create, tweak, add, delete or reconstitute goals is the biggest deterrent, and also the largest component for success in goal setting. According to O’Neill (2000), goals need to be set. Writing goals down on a piece of paper can go a long way. Goals should be specific. This means knowing who is involved, what to accomplish, and where it would take place. Next, goals should be measurable. When time frames are met, milestones should be measured and celebrated or reconstructed with a new time frame in mind. Goals should also be timely. A time frame of when a goal should be accomplished...
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...acquired a bachelor’s degree in nursing, it is for this reason I have registered in the University of Phoenix BSN program. Taking this journey to continue with my education and finish my bachelor’s degree will open many doors for my future, therefore making my professional and personal goals attainable. Professional Goals Going back to school after 15 years is quite a challenge, setting short-term goals is a necessary step to achieving my long-term professional goal. My short-term goal is to go back to school to receive my BSN. To complete the requirements to obtain this degree, I need to find a balance between work and school and learn to manage my time effectively. It is crucial for my success to figure out the best way to balance school obligations while continuing to work full-time and take care of my family responsibilities. One would think that nurses working full-time with family obligations would have a higher level of stress and this in turn would lead to burnout. Research shows if a nurse going back to school has support from their employer and family, the incidences of burnout decrease (Dick & Anderson, 1993). To reach my ultimate goal there are other short-term goals that need to be achieved, such as improving my computer...
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...Personal and Professional Goals Andreea Pop University Of Phoenix HCS/301 February 07, 2011 Personal and Professional Goals Over the last couple of years I have been contemplating over the direction of my life, and finally decided it is time to assume more control over it. That is way I decided to return to school in order to earn my BSN. This paper will address the decisions that I will be making, the strategies I will use, and the milestones I will accomplish during my journey through the BSN at UOP, as well as in life. Once I had my personal and professional goals in mind, I was able to select the degree that was most likely to help me achieve my goals. I would like to start by saying that achieving my BSN is a short-term professional goal, and in order to reach my goal will be necessary to develop a plan of action that will facilitate the process of reaching my objectives.” According to Lazarus and Folkom (1984), adjustment to life events is mediated by the individual processes of cognitive appraisal and copying behavior”(Gall, Evans, & Bellerose, 2000, p.545). The authors believe that the living environment, familial relationships and the social support influence the copying behaviors of a student. In order to be able to adjust to the university’s requirements, one has to learn how to balance family, work and school, all at the same time. It is...
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...What was your selected goal for the semester? My fitness goals for this semester were to be able to maintain my exercise, to be able to do push-ups correctly, and to set a routine in place for my exercise. By maintaining my exercise, I mean to get some endurance. I was able to sprint but not run long distance. In order to achieve my goal, I started trying to gradually make my runs longer and faster. I was able to slowly jog 1.5 miles, but by the end of the semester I had hoped to be able to run 3 miles. I also wanted to set a routine of exercising. I was fitting in exercising in as an afterthought, but by the end of the semester I hoped to be exercising every other day. In order to achieve my goal, I started scheduling times to work out. Lastly, I wanted to be able to do pushups...
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...S.M.A.R.T Goals Name Institution Date List of financial goals i. Earn more money ii. Spend less money iii. Save more money for investment List of financial goals suing the SMART criteria i. Earn an extra $1000 every month by focusing on a promotion at my full-time job and grabbing a part-time job ii. Spend less money by cutting down my expenditures on shopping iii. Saving more for investment by allocating $500 from my earnings for savings The process of creating SMART goals changed the way I looked at my goals by ensuring that my financial goals are more specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-bound. The process of creating SMART goals involve creating goals that are specific by stating exactly what one wish to accomplish with the money saved. The goals also have to be measurable by indicating the exact amount needed for accomplishing the goal (Scott, 2014). Attainable by identifying the steps needed for reaching the goal. The goal also has to be relevant by being meaningful and time-bound through indication of when the goal has to be met. Through the SMART criteria, one can be able to formulate a specific description of their idea by helping them to answer questions about what exactly...
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...As I progress through this semester, I have begun to establish goals for myself to make the school year successful. By setting goals, I can turn a challenging semester into one that runs smoothly and feels less complicated. Although some goals have obstacles, I try my best to work hard and challenge myself. By challenging myself, I can conquer the goals I set. I have many goals, but some have more importance than others. My semester goals include making good grades, making new friends, and getting involved in extracurricular activities. My main goal this semester is to make good grades. Grades are definitely the most important factor in my life at school. I strive to do my best to retain as much information as possible. Grades determine many things, such as an average for a class or whether one can get into a certain college. Making good grades challenges me because some classes are more difficult than others. For example, I struggle with English and pre-calculus more than anything. I have to write many essays for English; therefore, I try to work on my writing skills so that I...
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...I have always had several lifetime goals that I want to accomplish in the future. My top two would be travel around the world and build my own house in Florida. By making my lifetime goals come true, I have work really hard at school and get as many scholarships as I can. My current academic is going to help me, because I am preparing myself to get all my basics. I am taking the basics that are required to be able to apply for the nursing program. I am working hard day by day to get as many A’s as I can. That way I can have a perfect GPA before I apply. Right now as I’m starting my first semester in college, I am taking everything serious because if I mess up, that is not going to help me achieve the goals I want. One of the classes I have right that I think is the most helpful, would be Psychology 2301. I feel that all my classes are important, but this one is the one that is more related with the nursing program....
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...Many people have many senior goals they want to accomplish. I for one want to also accomplish mine throughout my senior year and even after. People set goals so they could achieve them. Many people do become successful at achieving their goals and many people do not. Academic goals, career goals and personal goals are all the main goals I have for myself. Firstly, I have my academic goals. I want to graduate high school. Then, when I graduate I want to get into UAB for 4 years. I want to go to their School of Dentistry. I want to graduate college with a bachelor's degree. Getting a bachelor's degree is salient to me because then I could do many things with it. Secondly, is have my career goal. I want to become a dentist. I want to find...
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...Goal Setting Long-Term Goal Today I am going to tell you about my long, medium, and short-term goals. All of those goals are different so they mean many different things. In ten years I would see myself in college because my education is important to me. No matter what is going on in my life I will always want to go to college so that people can be proud of me. What I will be doing is learning about the law so, most of the time I will be reading, writing, and math is used in the career that I would like to do. The career I will have is being a lawyer. The reason I want to be a lawyer is that I like to help people in hard situations. Choosing this goal is important to me because I want to be the person to say “ I made this person happy” and because I will be a hero for saving people in their needs. Other than money the career will give me a chance to see other people’s lives instead of just mine. What relationship that school does for m to help reach my goal is teaching me about being respectful, solving math problems, reading papers, and writing things out. This stuff is useful because we have to use all of these things in that career. Medium-Term Goal...
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...Goals are the foundation to the success of every aspiring individual. Without goals where would we be not only as a nation but as race? Everyone dreams of becoming someone their mother can be proud and someone who can make a difference in the world in which we live. Having short term goals and long term goals gives a person something to plan and work towards. A short term goal that I have would be finishing high school and college with a high grade point average. My grades have always been a top priority to me and that goal will continue into my college career. I hope to graduate from the University of Southern Mississippi with an impressive resume. This will help me along with my ultimate goal of becoming a clinical psychologist. The clinical psychology program only accepts a certain number of applicants a year so it is crucial I stand out in the crowd....
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...Everyone has goals in their life. Although I cannot speak for everyone, I can definitely say that these goals have made me grow. In a strictly academic lens both my short and long term goals deal with academics. Within my short term goal, I have set myself to graduate from high school while maintaining good grades. Though this seems easy, there is more to it than what the naked eye alone can see. During senior year one must start preparing for graduation and college if one plans to go to college, yet there are other events being held for seniors in celebration of their accomplishments throughout high school. For me this point in life everything becomes difficult due to the transitional phrase people undergo between teenagers to adulthood....
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...If you knew me, you would know that I am full of dreams and that I set high goals for myself. Those goals have lead me to where I am today by motivating me to do better each and every day to eventually achieve them. My short-term goals include: learning German, raising my ACT score and my grades, and being healthier. My long-term goals include: moving to Germany to raise my family, leave college debt-free, and being an amazing mom. All of my short-term goals correlate with my long term-goals because I feel like everything in a person's life causes the events that take place in the future one way or another. I really want to learn German because it has always been a dream of mine to visit Germany and eventually live and grow there with...
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...S.M.A.R.T. Goal In the past eight weeks my professor insisted, as a class, to create a S.M.A.R.T goal. A S.M.A.R.T. goal is a goal that is specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely. My S.M.A.R.T. goal contained; increasing my intake of water, develop better eating habits, and exercise. I have been wanting to develop a healthier lifestyle for myself because I have noticed I am getting out of shape, and developing health risks. I want to be able to not only better myself, but learn how to help my family and friends to develop a healthier lifestyle. It’s very important to maintain your overall health for many reason, but the main is to live a longer life. The healthier you are the less health risk, less stress, more energized, and to even see your family grow up....
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...The Goal Paper The Goal, by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, is a book that offers lots of effective business practices and methods to manage manufacturing production that is truly engaging to read about. Goldratt’s teachings about the “Theory of Constraints,” or TOC, impart in a reader the important strategies that any plant manager or company CEO could implement into their business to operate a more successful and productive business. The easy explanations of how to properly apply Goldratt’s teachings into the business operation of a manufacturing plant has allowed for The Goal to become so successful as a business novel, and I hope to apply the business strategies and skills I learned from this novel when I enter my professional career. The Goal also is successful in highlighting different ways in which an individual could manage their personal life in balance with their professional career at the same time. The Goal is a book that has an immense support on improvement, which will undoubtedly encourage the Total Quality Management terminology when trying to build up and improve their productivity. However, the Theory of Constraints also plays a very important role in this book, because it guides us to not only focus on the improvements of the business as a whole, but to focus intensively on improving the constrains, “ Herbies”, or bottlenecks. In order for a company to push its improvement and create a balanced plant, it is necessary to increase the throughput, while reducing inventory...
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