| What is leadership training without a course on goal | | | | action plans by outlining the steps they must take to |
| setting? If you are hesitant or unsure about facilitating | | | | reach the goals along with the amount of time they |
| an intensive goal setting workshop for youth, consider | | | | are willing to commit to the goals. This step requires |
| the benefits. | | | | planning and decision making. |
| | | | 4. Youth discover the importance of measurable goals. |
| 1. Youth create their futures. - A goal setting workshop | | | | - Aside from applying critical thinking skills, a goal setting |
| forces teens to think about their futures and what they | | | | workshop builds the momentum and confidence of |
| want to achieve. Youth begin to realize that they play | | | | youth. The process challenges them to construct goals |
| a major role in discovering their destinies. During the | | | | that are specific, measurable, adaptable, realistic, and |
| session, instruct participants to write a list of personal, | | | | timely. |
| career, and financial goals. | | | | 5. Youth learn the difference between short and long |
| 2. Youth learn how to prioritize. - Since nothing can be | | | | term goals. - Being able to distinguish between short |
| worse than having too many goals, ask teens to rank | | | | and long term goals makes a big difference. It relieves |
| their intentions in terms of importance. Trying to tackle | | | | teens of unnecessary pressure. Youth see the light at |
| too many goals at one time is a sure way to fail | | | | the end of the tunnel when they break long term goals |
| because all goals are not equal in their level of | | | | down into manageable steps. |
| significance. | | | | To this end, good leaders set goals throughout their |
| 3. Youth develop action plans. - Just writing down a | | | | lives. Give youth the tools for lifelong success. Prepare |
| bunch of goals is not enough. Hence, youth develop | | | | them to lead the pack. |