16 Goal Setting
Part 1: SMART Goals
You will be introduced to goal setting strategies, particularly SMART goals.
The following are resources used in this lesson:
Indeed Editorial Team (Updated July 7, 2022). SMART Goals: Objectives for your career. Retrieved July 26, 2022 from https://ca.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/smart-goals
Discuss the following questions:
- Why is it important to have goals?
- What gets in the way of achieving goals?
- If one does not achieve a goal, what should they do?
- Is there a smarter way of making goals?
Part 2: Online Resources
It is easy to find information on the internet these days, but how do you know if the information is reliable? In this lesson, you will evaluate online resources.
The following are resources used in this lesson:
MediaSmarts (Dec 22, 2017). News you can use| Reality check, YouTube video. https://youtu.be/ie2MnnWMqMA
Refer to the following fact sheet:
MediaSmarts (2017) News you can use – tip sheet. Retrieved July 28, 2022 from https://mediasmarts.ca/sites/mediasmarts/files/tip-sheet/tipsheet_news_you_can_use.pdf
Part 3: Other Online Resources
You will discuss other places to find information such as SIIT databases and the local library.
Access databases available to SIIT students: Emerald, Proquest, National Film Board.
Part 4: SMART Goals Revisited
You will discuss how you may get in the way of your own success through self-sabotaging behaviours. If you think about self-sabotaging behaviours before you write your SMART goals, you might identify ways to avoid them.
Resources for this lesson:
TEDxTalks (Nov 11 2015). Stop sabotoing yourself | Debi Silber | TEDxFulton Steet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX30i6nC7ro
Consider the following questions:
- What does the word sabotage mean?
- What does self-sabotage mean?
- Can you give an example of self-sabotaging behaviour?
Reference the following article:
Self Defeating Habits & Self Sabatoge
Self Sabotage Behaviours Self Defeating Habits & Self-Sabotage – Managing Your Success – DSC Library at Daytona State College