Life Skills & Leadership: Unit 3, Session 3: Steps for Action | Page 36 of 67- After about 10 minutes, invite a few people to share their short-term goals and what they will learn, the
skills they will practice, and the people who can help. - Then choose discussion questions for the whole group, as appropriate, from the following:
Which section of your target did you have the most difficulty completing? Which was easiest?
What are some things you wrote in your target that you had not thought of at first?
What did you write in your target that makes you most excited about reaching your goal?Note: The completion of Handout 1: My Target with a short-term goal is a partial assessment of Learning Objective 1.B. Summary
Conclude the exercise by saying:
“The things you already know and the things you already have are your assets and resources. The best
place to start to reach a goal is to know your assets. Once you know them, you can figure out what else
you need to be successful and you can also determine who can help you along the way.”IV. Application ( 30 minutes)
Materials:
Handout 1: My Target Goal
Handout 2: My Plan of Action
Trainer Material 2: Target Goal: Long-Term Example
Pens or pencils
A. My Target (Continued)
Participants write goals and identify the specific knowledge, skills, and support they need to achieve a long-
term goal.
- Tell participants that you would like them to apply their planning skills in a broader way. Say:
“Now I would like you to think further into the future. I’d like you to think of a goal that you might
reasonably achieve in about a year. This would not be one of your really big goals for when you are an
adult, but it also should not be something like your last goal that could be achieved in a couple months.
This goal should take more planning and work on a regular basis.”- Distribute another copy of Handout 1 to each participant. (Alternatively, ask participants to draw a
second blank Target Goal for the next activity.) Ask them to mark the box next to “In the Next Year.”
Give them some suggestions of goals they might strive toward, such as getting a particular job for pay,
being accepted to a university, attaining a formal leadership position in their community, or
completing a project at a social or service club. Instruct participants to use the same process to
complete their long-term target. You can use Trainer Material 2: Target Goal: Long-Term Example as a
guide if you need an example to share with the participants.