GOALS, MOTIVATION & NEEDS

What Are

is a GOAL ?

there different types of goals? me an example of a goal?

Give

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To

make good use of time in college is to prepare an efficient plan for achieving your goals.

Your

goals are accomplishments you work toward or strive for, they are things you want enough to spend your time, effort and money to achieve them.

GOALS, MOTIVATION & NEEDS Your Goal gives you life direction.
Example: if your goal is a college degree, this goal will guide you in making decisions about spending time going to classes, spending effort studying, and spending money on tuition and textbooks.

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At

the end of a semester, 1875 freshmen were asked What advice do you have for next years incoming freshmen?

Get

your priorities straight and improve your time management.

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peer leaders were asked (juniors) were asked to identify their biggest challenge as freshmen, the majority.

said

TIME MANAGEMENT

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Each

individual prioritizes his or her goal based on their Lifes Mission ! Example: OCC Mission Decisions about time, or money are made based on the long term and short term goals.
Look

ahead to the next ten years-what do you plan on doing?

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Goal

Setting Process:

Select

a goal Be sure that the goal is achievable Be certain you genuinely want to achieve the goal Know why the goal matters Identify and plan for difficulties you might encounter Devise strategies for achieving the goal.

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Motives move you to action and drive you toward a goal Motivation: is an internal process that compels you to act in a purposeful way. Latin root movement Motives are inner drives and we cannot see them There is a relationship between goals and motivation: your motivation is likely to be stronger when you have a goal Motives develop from needs

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How

do you define a NEED? Needs are requirements for survival or growth Maslow suggests that everything you do in life is for a purpose of satisfying needs. There are five basic Need Levels Needs on the lower levels must be fulfilled before you can move on to the next level.

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Self

Actualization Esteem Belonging Safety Physiological

Self Actualization

GOALS, MOTIVATION & NEEDS

Achieving one s potential, being creative, serving a cause, contributing to society Prestige, self respect, competence, self worth Friends, family, love, affection Physical & psychological (security, shelter, health insurance)

Self Esteem Belonging Safety

Physiological

Basic Survival: food and water

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Ellis, Dave. Becoming a Master Student, 10th Edition. Houghton-Mifflin Company. New York, 2003. Gardner & Jewler. Your College Experience, 4th Edition. Wadsworth. Canada. 2001.