Tham khảo tài liệu 'focus observation 2', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | LESSON Setting Goals LESSON SUMMARY This lesson is about making a plan to get you from problem to solution. That plan takes shape when you set a goal. The clearer you are about where you want to be and the steps you need to take in order to get there the more likely you are to attain your goals. WHAT ARE GOALS Goals are clear statements of things you want to accomplish or solve in the future. They can be about personal educational or career aims such as I want to become a better soccer player or I will work toward getting a raise in the next six months or I should refinance my mortgage. They include the specific steps you must take in order to achieve them creating a strategic plan for you to follow. Goals also identify the obstacles you must overcome and things you might need to acquire such as knowledge or help from others. Why Set Goals You have learned how to define and clearly understand problems in Lessons 1 through 3 and how to brainstorm possible solutions in Lesson 4. Goal setting is the next important skill that takes you from being faced with problems and decisions to solving them effectively. 43 SETTING GOALS understand problem clearly brainstorm solutions set goals to achieve solution Lessons 1-3 Lesson 4 this lesson Setting goals helps you make things happen. Goals give you a focus and even a map showing how to get from where you are to where you want to be. Five Qualities of a pen in a reasonable time not in a few weeks Valuable Goal or some time in the future Valuable goals are in writing create a document of your goal specific use as much detail as possible to explain what you want to accomplish measurable describe your goal in terms that can be clearly evaluated realistic don t set the goal too high or too low you must be capable of reaching it with time and effort deadline-oriented determine a completion date the achievement of your goal must hap- The Goal Setting Chart below is a guideline. Depending on your goal you may not need to fill out .