Setting Goals

Once you have mastered the art of "goal setting", you can use this skill throughout your whole life.  This is something that you can help your child develop by following these easy steps:

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Get Ready - Mentally prepare by setting a deadline and thinking of what you want to do, and what you need to do in order to achieve it.

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Organize - Layout all of the things you need to do in order to make your goal happen.

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Ask for help - Find people and things that can help you get closer to your goal.

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Launch - Get moving! Start working on everything you need to do.

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Summarize - Look back on what you've done and think of anything else you could do or could have done better.

Sit down with your child and review these steps when creating goals that he/she wants to achieve. Once you've modeled the process, they can feel confident going through the process by themselves.

Source:
WingsForKids.org