READING
Are you inspired to set a new goal aimed at improving your reading skills? 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
6.4
Think about your strengths and weaknesses related to reading. What reading strategies have worked for you in the past? What could you do differently? Revisit your Reading score on ACES and review the relevant sections of this chapter for additional ideas. GATHER INFORMATION
Think about your strengths and weaknesses related to reading. What reading strategies have worked for you in the past? What could you do differently? Revisit your Reading score on ACES and review the relevant sections of this chapter for additional ideas.
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SET A SMART GOAL Question
6.5
Use the information you’ve gathered to create a SMART goal, making sure to use the SMART goal checklist. SAMPLE: I’ll create purposeful reading questions before I read the next chapter in my economics book. 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
6.6
Outline the specific steps you’ll take to achieve your SMART goal, and note when you’ll complete each step. SAMPLE: Tomorrow night, I’ll turn each bullet point from the chapter summary into a purposeful reading question. 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
6.7
Think about possible barriers to your action steps; then brainstorm solutions for overcoming them. SAMPLE: I’ve never done this before, so I might have a hard time writing questions. If so, I’ll ask my study partner Ethan to take a look at my questions before class on Friday. 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
6.8
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 purposeful reading questions were mainly about definitions, which limited how much I learned from the chapter. Next time, I’ll try writing more analytical questions. 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
6.9
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: Using purposeful reading questions helped me read with focus. I’d like to become a financial analyst, and I’ll need that type of focus while I read annual reports and profit and loss statements. 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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