Goal Setting

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Goal-Setting Worksheet

Identify and describe one short-term and one long-term academic goal and one personal goal.

Analyze the goals using SMART criteria.

|Goals |Specific |Measurable |Attainable |Relevant |Time frame |

|Short-term goal: 6 |Decide on my career path|Within 6 months after |This is attainable |I've already spoken to|In 6 months, I can |

|months | |starting school, I'll |because of where I |co-workers with this |research other jobs |

| | |have a better |work now. I have to |degree and I'm |and learn my options. |

| | |understanding of the |decide whether to stay|learning more about | |

| | |careers I can obtain |or pursue a different |what they do. | |

| | |with my Associates |career more aligned | | |

| | |Degree. |with my education. | | |

|Long-term goal: 2 to 5 |Decide if we're going to|Within 2 years, I'll |This is attainable |I've spoken to friends|While in school, I |

|years |stay here, or move to a |have completed my |because, we, as a |in larger cities and |have resources that |

| |larger city after |schooling and will |family, have moved to |we've discussed the |are available to me. I|

| |obtaining my associates |then be able to search|different cities |differences of our |can use Phoenix Career|

| |degree. |other cities...