UNV 108 Week 6 Goal Setting Activity

Instructions: Identify a personal goal, an academic goal, and a professional goal.

1. On the Goal line, write each of your three goals. Each goal should reflect your purpose for advancing your education at GCU, your purpose in life, and however you define your “purpose.”

2. Next, verify that each of your goals is a SMART goal. The goal characteristics, Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely, are listed in the left column. Identify how each SMART characteristic is included in your goals. Complete all the columns in the worksheet.

3. Identify two main discoveries you made about how you spend your time – based on the 3-day sample from the Topic 1 Time-Monitoring Worksheet. Recopy them on this worksheet. Also, note what you spent more and/or less time doing than you thought you would. Write these also. Below is an example of one area (personal goal) completed; please use this as a guide to fill out the entire chart for all areas: personal, academic, and professional goals.

Personal Goal

Academic Goal

Professional Goal

Goal

My personal goal is to lose 20 pounds in the next 3 months. I will need to eat healthy meals and exercise 3 times per week.

Specific
This is a specific goal because it has a measureable objective and is specific in the end result. 
20 pounds is specific as is the goal for eating healthy meals and exercising.

Measurable
This goal is measurable because when I lose 20 pounds, I know I will have attained my goal. I will do a ‘weigh-in’ each Tuesday morning.

Attainable
This goal is attainable because I am able to exercise before work at least 3 days per week.

Realistic
This goal is realistic because I have the time available in the mornings. Also, to lose 20 pounds in 3 months means I only have to lose 1.5 pounds per week!

Timely
This goal has a time component that gives me adequate time to reach the goal. I will reach this goal in 3 months checking and logging progress each week.

Main Discoveries
My main discovery from the Time Monitoring Worksheet was that I spend too much time on social media. I noticed that on all three days, I spent over an hour each day checking Facebook, email, and other online searching.
Another discovery I made from analyzing three days was that I still do a number of chores around the house that my teenaged sons could help out with. This will give them more responsibility and it will free up some time for my schoolwork. 
More/Less Time Than Thought
Over the days I spent tracking my time, I noticed that I spent less time than I thought on my academic reading and studying. I also noticed early in week, I tend to procrastinate and push assignments and posts to the end of the week. While this may work in some classes, I know some of my later classes will be much harder and I will need to better manage my time. If I build this habit now, I know I will be successful in all of my classes.
 

Personal Goal

Academic Goal

Professional Goal

Goal

My personal goal is to exercise at least 3 days a week. I will need to make sure to make time after homework.
My academic goal is to finish my Bachelor’s degree by the December of next year. I will need to not take any breaks in school and stay focused.
My professional goal is to have my career as a teacher by January 2018. I will need to finish school and start applying.
Specific
This is a specific goal because it has a measurable objective and it has a set number of days to exercise.
This is a specific goal because it is a measurable objective and it gives a specific time and is realistic.
This is a specific goal because it is a measurable objective and it gives a specific time.
Measurable
This is a measurable goal because when I exercise 3 days a week at the end of the week I will know I have obtained my goal.
This is a measurable goal because when I finish my degree in December without taking breaks, I will know I have obtained my goal.
This is a measurable goal because when I finish school and have my career by January of 2018, I will know I obtained my goal.
Attainable
This is an attainable goal because I am able to exercise 3 days a week after I finish my homework after work.
This is an attainable goal because I am free the next year and a half, so I don’t have to take any breaks in school, therefore, I will be able to finish in time.
This is an attainable goal because I know I will finish school in time, which then gives me a whole year to get a job.
Realistic
This goal is realistic because I have the time to exercise at least 3 times per week.
This goal is realistic because I don’t have any plans within this time, so I have the time not to take any breaks from school.
This goal is realistic because I will be done with school on time, then I set a date for myself a year after that which makes a realistic time length to find a job.
Timely
This goal has a time component that gives me adequate time to reach my goal each week.
This goal has a time component that gives me adequate time to reach the goal. I will reach this goal by December by not taking a break.
This goal has a time component that gives me adequate time to reach the goal. I will reach this goal by January by finishing school on time.
Main Discoveries
My main discovery from the Time Monitoring Worksheet was that the majority of my day was spent working. Every day I spent 8 hours on work.
Another discovery was after reviewing the worksheet was that I spent 3 hours of doing my own personal stuff, like walking the dog or watching tv.
More/Less Time Than Thought
Over the days spent tracking my time, I noticed I spent less time than I thought on my academic work. Since then, I have been doing my school work at work also, since I am lucky enough to be able to.
   

Time      Monday               Tuesday               Wednesday

5:00 a.m.              Sleeping               Sleeping               Sleeping

6:00 a.m.              Wake up, shower, get ready/dressed    Wake up, shower, get ready/ dressed   Wake up, shower, get ready/dressed

7:00 a.m.              Left for work      Left for work      Left for work

8:00 a.m.              Start work           Start work           Start work

9:00 a.m.              Work     Work     Work

10:00 a.m.           Work     Work     Work

11:00 a.m.           Work     Work     Work

12:00 p.m.           Work     Work     Work

1:00 p.m.             Lunch break       Lunch break       Lunch break

2:00 p.m.             Work     Work     Work

3:00 p.m.             Got home from work, relaxed   Got home from work, took dog on a walk             Got home from work, relaxed

4:00 p.m.             Homework & going through LoudCloud Homework         Went to the gym

5:00 p.m.             Watched tv         Ate Dinner          Homework

6:00 p.m.             Ate Dinner          Took dog on a walk         Ate dinner

7:00 p.m.             Visited my parents          Did homework Trained my dog

8:00 p.m.             Visited my parents          Watched tv         Homework

9:00 p.m.             Got home, prepared lunch for tomorrow             Watched tv         Watched a movie

10:00 p.m.           Watched tv getting ready for bed             Watched tv getting ready for bed             Watched tv getting ready for bed

Personal Accountability Plan

Instructions: Making a time management plan that helps achieve your goals is relatively easy. Sticking to the plan is the difficult part. That is why the Personal Accountability Plan is so important.

• To help you be personally accountable for your goals, you will apply four actions, based on your Time Monitoring and Goal Setting assignment.
• Look at the first action, “Change my time management plan.” To complete the plan, you must identify an “Action Plan,” that is, a plan for implementing the action – for each of your three goals. Below is an example of one of the questions answered in the action plan; please use this as a guide to fill out the entire chart. 

Actions

Goal

Action Plan

Change my time management plan: How can it support achieving my goals?
Personal
Take 2 hours a day to do what I want!
Academic
Study at least 3 hours per day during the week.
Professional
Read in professional publications 2-3 hours a week.
      

Actions

Goal

Action Plan