In this article, Locke and Latham discuss how to choose a goal and how to set appropriate personal goals. Although a goal may be appropriate for me, it might not be appropriate for someone else due to the feelings and challenges the goal creates. The article also discussed how goals affected people in a job setting. Progress and change only occurred when a goal was seen as difficult to achieve. Macro-level goals, goals and the subconscious, and group goals were also discussed. The diagram below demonstrated the relationship between traits, such as passion, to the goal that was set.
White Dove books. "Inspiration: 7 habits of highly effective people."(n.d.) Retrieved October 8, 2010, from: http://www.whitedovebooks.co.uk/7-habits/7-habits.htm
This article described each of the 7 habits that Stephen Covey talked about in his book. The first habit: be proactive, refers to thinking of the long-term and being positive. The second habit: begin with the end in mind, a person must set goals in order to make progress towards the 'end'. Without setting a goal, there will be no way to measure your progress towards the 'end'. The article continued on to discuss the remaining 5 habits.
O'Grady, M. "3 life lessons I learned from Stephen Covey, Anthony Robbins, & Jack Canfield." (n.d.) Retrieved October 8, 2010, from: http://www.sales-psychology.com/support-files/3lessons.pdf
The lessons discussed in this article were taking responsibility for your life in order to change it, setting goals to achieve what you want in life, and becoming self motivated. Each lesson provided a portion of the theories/beliefs of each Covey, Robbins, and Canfield. One of the items discussed in the article was Covey's time management matrix, which helped people to achieve their goals by helping them to prioritize.
"Goal setting." (n.d.) Retrieved October 5, 2010, from: http://www.ndt-ed.org/TeachingResources/ClassroomTips/Goal_Setting.htm
This article discussed the benefits of setting goals in the classroom. Goals were found to be more successful when students helped to create them as well as when they were posted in the classroom. Goals helped students to know what the expectations are and gave students something to work towards. Classroom goals should be based on objectives and provide the steps to take in order to meet the goal. Teachers can also set their own goals for the classroom, which will allow the teacher to think about what the most important concepts are.
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