Goal Setting Workshop

A professor at a local college, teaching organizational behavior, prepared a test for his soon-to-be-graduating seniors. The test questions were divided into three categories, and the students were instructed to select questions from only one of those categories. The first category of questions were the most difficult, but they were worth fifty points each. The second category of questions were only moderately difficult, and they worth worth forty points per question. The third category of questions was the easiest; they had a value of thirty points.

When the exams were returned, it was noted that the students who had chosen the most difficult questions all received an 'A' grade. Those who had selected the second group of questions received a B, and those who had selected the easier of the questions all received a 'C.'

Now, in today's litigious society, the faculty member would probably be burned in effigy, lose his tenured position, have his car burned, his office trashed, and his family assaulted, without fear of reprisal against the students, but in our case, we will assume that common sense still reigns. Therefore, let us just say that the students were extremely frustrated and upset with the grading system and asked the professor what he could possibly have been looking for by preparing such a test. He explained, "I wasn't testing your knowledge; I was testing your goals." In other words, risking the chance of failure, how far would you push yourself. Would you take the easy way out? Would you be willing to take a moderate risk? Or...were you the type of person willing to throw caution to the wind, trust your own abilities, and go for broke?

In this mini-online-workshop, we will talk about such things as, "What is a goal, why should we set them, what must we know in order to set goals for ourselves, steps to take in setting goals, and how to stay on track."

Know this and know it well. This workshop is not a panacea for all of your struggles. This is basics. What you do with what you learn or don't learn here, is entirely up to you. Setting goals works for me; it has worked for others. Only you know if you can make it work. Listen and learn. 

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