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FOR
SUCCESS
At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
⮚ Understand the theoretical underpinnings for
how to manage and care for the different
aspects of the self
⮚ Enlightening them with which goals they are to track would ease
their minds in possible dilemma.
SETTING GOALS FOR SUCCESS
Why should students set goals?
⮚ Setting a goal obligates an individual to take action, regardless of
the obstacles
that may be in place. As such,
it can encourage students to
develop critical thinking skills,
new problem solving techniques,
and a better understanding of
how to overcome issues.
THE IMPORTANCE OF GOALS
1. The Importance of Goals
⮚ Setting goals helps trigger new behaviors, helps guides your focus and
helps you sustain that momentum in life. Goals also help align your
focus and promote a sense of self-mastery.
1. Directive Function
2. Energizing Function
3. Persistence
4. Action
THE IMPORTANCE OF GOALS
Goals affect performance through four mechanisms:
1. Directive Function – they direct attention
and effort toward goal-relevant
activities and away from goal
-irrelevant activities.
1. Fixed mindset
2. Growth mindset
CAROL DWECK’S MINDSET
⮚ FIXED MINDSET – people with fixed mindset believe that their
traits are just given. They have a certain amount of brains and talents
and nothing can change that. People in this mindset worry about their
traits and how adequate they are.