SETTING GOALS FOR SUCCESS

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They are the target at which we aim our proverbial arrow.

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GOALS

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are the first step towards planning for the future and play a fundamental role in the development of skills in various facets of life, from work to relationships and everything in between.

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GOALS

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is a powerful motivator, the value of which has been recognized in an abundance of
clinical and real-world settings for over 35 years.

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GOAL-SETTING

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“the object or aim of an action, for
example, to attain a specific standard of proficiency, usually within a specified time limit.”

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GOALS (defined by Latham & Locke (2002, p.705))

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the process by which we achieve these goals

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GOAL-SETTING

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“Every person’s life depends on the process of choosing goals to pursue; if you remain passive you are not going to thrive as a human being.”

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LOCKE(2019)

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is the object toward which the behavior is directed, usually within a specified period.

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GOAL

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defined simply as what the individual is consciously trying to do.

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GOAL (industrial/organizational psychology)

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goals direct attention, effort, and actions

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Edwin Locke and Gary Latham (2006)

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goals are those that can be achieved in
a day, week, or a year

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SHORT-TERM GOALS

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goals are usually achieved over a year or more

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LONG-TERM GOALS

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usually aroused by a need for or lack of something that may propel a person to act.

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MOTIVATION

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humans are motivated to satisfy needs to maintain homeostasis or internal equilibrium

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DRIVE-REDUCTION THEORY

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two classifications of needs

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PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS

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innate need of the body such as food, water, air, sleep, and sex

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PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS

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arise from relationship with other people such as affiliation, achievement, altruism, esteem, and status.

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PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS

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It is at the base of Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.

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BIOLOGICAL/ PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS

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Located at the top of Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.

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SELF-ACTUALIZATION

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(TRUE/FALSE) Once the biological needs are satisfied, safety or security needs become important, such as the need to be safe from danger, illness, and threat.

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TRUE

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includes being accepted, respected, and valued by others

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SELF-ESTEEM

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refers to self-fulfillment or achievement of one’s potentialities

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SELF-ACTUALIZATION

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the process of improving work performance of individuals

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GOAL-SETTING (industrial/ organizational (I/0) psychology)

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embodies the fundamental practices necessary for achieving increased motivation

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SMART

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1st step in goal-setting

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Set goals that motivate you.

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Soren Kierkegaard once said, “life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.”

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an individual has the capability to plan his or her future if he/she is able to understand and retrospectively reflect on experience, past choices and decisions, and past behaviors