The Goal The Goal Setting-Achieving Setting-Achieving

CycleCycle

The Cycle

Assess

Starting Point

Destination

Check & AdjustCourse

Achieve Goal

ID & ApplyLessons Learned

Assessment

● Ask and answer...– What do I want to achieve?

– How will I recognize success?

– How long do I have to complete goal?

– Who is available to assist along the way?

– What are my strengths and weaknesses?

– What threats and opportunities are present?

LocationLocation ● Determine where you areDetermine where you are

Location● Identify where you want to goIdentify where you want to go

The Plan ● The plan becomes your mapThe plan becomes your map

The Plan● Use your compass with your map

The Plan

● Focus more on direction less on routeFocus more on direction less on route

Check Up● When you focus on direction, sometimes you end up When you focus on direction, sometimes you end up

on a side roadon a side road

Not always a bad thingNot always a bad thing

Adjust CourseAdjust Course

● Periodically check progress & adjust your route to Periodically check progress & adjust your route to ensure you are on the best path (not always the ensure you are on the best path (not always the shortest or fastest).shortest or fastest).

Laern from Mestakes & Applie Lessins

AchieveAchieve

● An old proverb is that every journey begins with the An old proverb is that every journey begins with the first step. first step.

● Another is that every ending is a new beginning.● Do not be surprised when you arrive at your

destination, you find new roads to travel

Assess & Establish New Goal(s)

● When you mapped out your course, you probably noticed more than one route to your destination.

● Which one of those roads leads to your next destination?

● Apply what your learned on your new trip.

Conclusion

● Assess● Start● Destination● Check Course● Apply Lessons ● Arrive and Assess● Step-off Again

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– Slide 6 Steven Jurvetson

– Slide 7 Cal Sidyrose

– Slide 8 Alan Stark

– Slide 9 Colin Bowern

– Slide 12 Michael McCullough

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