My Personal Success Plan

my personal success plan

MOTIVATION, DECISION MAKING, AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Are you inspired to set a new goal aimed at improving your motivation, decision-making skills, or ability to take personal responsibility? If so, the Personal Success Plan can walk you through the goal-setting process. Read the advice and examples; then add your ideas in the space provided.

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GATHER INFORMATION

Question 3.4

Think about your strengths and weaknesses related to motivation, decision making, and personal responsibility. What strategies have worked for you in the past? What could you do differently? Revisit your Motivation, Decision Making, and Personal Responsibility score on ACES and review the relevant sections of this chapter for ideas.

GATHER INFORMATION
Think about your strengths and weaknesses related to motivation, decision making, and personal responsibility. What strategies have worked for you in the past? What could you do differently? Revisit your Motivation, Decision Making, and Personal Responsibility score on ACES and review the relevant sections of this chapter for ideas.
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SET A SMART GOAL

Question 3.5

Use the information you’ve gathered to create a SMART goal, making sure to use the SMART goal checklist.


SAMPLE: I’m struggling to stay motivated in my sociology class. By the end of the week, I’ll figure out how to make the course content more relevant to my interests and goals.

SET A SMART GOAL
Use the information you’ve gathered to create a SMART goal, making sure to use the SMART goal checklist.
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MAKE AN ACTION PLAN

Question 3.6

Outline the specific steps you’ll take to achieve your SMART goal, and note when you’ll complete each step.


SAMPLE: Tomorrow, I’ll ask my instructor if I can write my term paper on a topic I’m passionate about: factors that cause economic inequality.

MAKE AN ACTION PLAN
Outline the specific steps you’ll take to achieve your SMART goal, and note when you’ll complete each step.
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LIST BARRIERS AND SOLUTIONS

Question 3.7

Think about possible barriers to your action steps; then brainstorm solutions for overcoming them.


SAMPLE: My instructor might reject my term paper idea. If she does, I’ll explain my areas of interest to see if there’s another topic that I’m just as passionate about that would meet the course requirements.

LIST BARRIERS AND SOLUTIONS
Think about possible barriers to your action steps; then brainstorm solutions for overcoming them.
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ACT AND EVALUATE OUTCOMES

Question 3.8

Now that your plan is in place, take action. Record each action step as you take it. Then evaluate whether you achieved your SMART goal, and make any adjustments needed to get better results in the future.


SAMPLE: My instructor and I were able to identify several alternative topics that interest me and would meet the course requirements.

ACT AND EVALUATE OUTCOMES
Now that your plan is in place, take action. Record each action step as you take it. Then evaluate whether you achieved your SMART goal, and make any adjustments needed to get better results in the future.
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CONNECT TO CAREER

Question 3.9

List the skills you’re building as you progress toward your SMART goal. How will you use these skills to land a job and succeed at work?


SAMPLE: I’m learning more about my interests and how to incorporate them into my coursework. These skills could help me work with a supervisor to design job responsibilities that appeal to these interests.

CONNECT TO CAREER
List the skills you’re building as you progress toward your SMART goal. How will you use these skills to land a job and succeed at work?
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