Lesson 1 - Worksheet

Activity 1: Self- evaluation of your life

Circle the star that best indicates how content you are with yourself at the moment.

c -Not at all - It’s ok -Really happy!

1 I sleep between 6-8h every evening.

c
2 I have a regular weekly, exercise program.
c
3 I don’t eat junkfood because I know its not healthy
c
4 I chose my subjects in grade 9 with a specific career in mind.
c
5 My grades at the end of Grd 10 were in line with where I need them to be.
c
6 I can apply to study at university with the level of grades I got last year.
c
7 I find it easy to start a conversation with people I don’t know.
c
8 I can listen to my parents as they correct me without retaliating.
c
9 I have friends that I have known for longer than 2 years.
c

What changes do you need to make to your health to improve your well-being?

What changes do you need to make to your attitude to studying and future career
goals?

What changes do you need to make to improve your communication skills in

relationships?

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 Activity 2:

Identify whether the following are examples of short, medium or long term goals:

a. Marrying the girl of my dreams in 5 years’ time.

b. Buying a house before I turn 30.
c. Getting a job this holiday to make some extra money.
d. Studying to be a doctor at University of Cape Town.
e. Job-shadowing in my April holidays in matric as an accountant to see if this is my best
career choice.
f. I want to volunteer at an animal shelter over the weekends after I finish high school.
g. I’d like to travel to Paris, Berlin and America in 10 years’ time. I’ll need to save an extra
R300 every month for the next 10 years though.

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 Activity 3:
Fill the definitions in from listening to your teacher in the presentation.

MEASURABLE:

ACHIEVABLE:
SPECIFIC:

SMART

TIMELY:
REALISTIC:

Based on Activity 1, decide on a short, medium and long term goal in the area you feel you need to
develop:
Short-term Goal: _____________________________________________

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Medium-term Goal: __________________________________________
Long-term Goal: _____________________________________________

Activity 4:

Complete an action plan for each of these categories. Work quickly, think of both short-term and
long-term goals.

Example of a career action plan:

What? To achieve 80% or above in English
When? Each term of Grade 11
How? Study hard, manage time well, listen in class, join a study group
By when? End of each term
Evaluate? Check my marks

FAMILY
What?
When?
How?
By when?
Evaluate?

CAREER
What?
When?
How?
By when?
Evaluate?

RELATIONSHIPS
What?
When?
How?
By when?
Evaluate?

MARRIAGE & PARENTING

What?
When?
How?
By when?
Evaluate?

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 Activity 5:

Look back at your goals written down in your action plan in Activity 4 in the following categories:

Category Priority Rating

Family

Career

Relationships

Marriage & Parenting

Now rate the priority of these goals from 1 to 4.

1. being the most important for right now in your life and
4. being the least important right now.

Reflection Questions:

 Based on your previous experience with working towards a goal, what is the most likely
reason that you give up? _________________________________________

 How can you motivate yourself this time to persevere and achieve your goals?
__________________________________________________________________

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