and Career Readiness Workshop 1 The Objective for todays workshop To give you Goal Setting and Prioritization skills that will serve as the foundation for your college application or resume writing ID: 710140
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YOUR ROAD MAP
Path Ways to College and Career Readiness- Workshop 1Slide2
The Objective for today’s workshopTo give you Goal Setting and Prioritization skills that will serve as the foundation for your college application or resume writing
To set foundation goals for yourself to use over the next year to help you get to where you want to go (your Road Map so to speak)Slide3
Who Are These People?Slide4
Some Things These People Have Said
Barack Obama “If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.”
Oprah Winfrey said “
I don't think of myself as a poor, deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good.”
Chris Gardner
(the Movie In the Pursuit of
Happyness
was based on his life story) "You can only depend on yourself. The cavalry
ain't
coming. Those were the most influential words my mother ever told me.”Judge Sonia
Sotomayor ” Although I grew up in very modest and challenging circumstances, I consider my life to be immeasurably rich.”Maya Angelou “
You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”Slide5
Some Things These People Have Said
Jimmy Smits “I am a firm believer in education and have worked very hard to tell young Latinos that they must go to college and that, if possible, they should pursue an advanced degree. I am convinced that education is the great equalizer.”Mark
Zuckerberg
“I started the site when I was 19. I didn't know much about business back then.”
Russell Simmons “
In my experience, there's only one thing that will always steer you toward success: That's to have a vision and to stick with it… Once I have a vision for a new venture, I'm going to ride that vision until the wheels come off.”
Hillary Clinton
“Probably my worst quality is that I get very passionate about what I think is right.” Slide6
What Do You have in Common With Them?Slide7
Habits of Highly Effective PeoplePassion
GoalsFocusResilienceAmbitionOpportunitySlide8
Exercise 1
Close your eyesPicture a person walking down a road towards youThat person is you, several years from now- it is who you want to become
Write down what you seeSlide9
Exercise 1 DebriefWhat did you see?
What did you write down?Physical Characteristics?Personal Traits?Visual clues?Slide10
What are they looking for? Who do they Want to see? Slide11
The Map… First Know the Destination, then Plan Your Route
You have a picture of who you want to be several years from now….How will you get there?Technical School/College, College, Job?
What do they want to see from you as you begin the conversation around your future?
What do you say?
What do you show them?
What do you tell them about your experience?Slide12
What Defines a Goal?
In order for something to be a goal:It has to be important to you, personally.
It has to be within your power to make it happen through your own actions.
It has to be something you have a reasonable chance of achieving.
It must be clearly defined and have a specific plan of action.Slide13
Exercise 2Take a blank piece of paper and fold it so there are four equal columns (fold in half and then in half again)
Title the first column “What I want to do with my life”Title the second column “What I want to accomplish in the next 1-5 years”Title the third column “ If I only had 6 months to live, how would I spend my time”
Leave the fourth column blank right nowSlide14
Exercise 2 continuedTake 2 minutes per column (I will keep track of the time for you)
Write whatever pops into your headSlide15
Exercise 2 Debrief
What do you think about what you have written down? Any surprises?Were any of the sections harder to complete than the others?What types of activities did you put on the “if I only had six months” column?These are the activities that you value most
Now go back and make a final list that combines the “6 months to live list” items with elements from the other two lists. Title the blank column “My Goals” and be sure to put your career AND personal goals on the list Slide16
Exercise 1 Continued Now, looking at your sheet prioritize your goals in order of importanceSlide17
The Basic Rules of Goal Setting
1. Define the goal.*2. Outline the steps needed to achieve it.3. Consider possible blocks and ways of dealing with them.
4. Set deadlines.
*Not every wish can be a goal. For instance, you may wish you could live and stay young forever, but since there's nothing you can do to make that happen, it could never be considered a goal. Slide18
Nelson Mandela- His Journey and Yours
After 28 years in prison he was elected to be the first Democratic President of South Africa.What do you think he was thinking as he stood in his office on the first day of his Presidency?He had no idea how to accomplish all that lay before him
What emotions do you think he experienced?
Did he know that Rugby would enable him to end Apartheid?Slide19
In Conclusion
Having a vision of where you want to end up is the first step of your journeyHaving goals and objectives will be a critical element to plan how you will achieve your visionYour goals and objectives will also translate into the elements of your resume and/or college applicationsSlide20
Homework Between now and Workshop #2 access What’s Next Illinois and complete these items:
Use the School Finder to explore your post-secondary optionsUse the
High School Planning Timeline
to make sure that you are on track for graduation/ and that you know what classes that you have to take to be eligible for the school/college/job that you are choosing.
Edit your set of planning milestones, to include your goals, and time frames, give it a name, “Kasey’s Jr. Year Milestones” and bring it to the next workshop.