The Process of Decision Making

Ø  Realization

Ø  I Have A Problem

Ø  Gather Information

Ø  Use as many resources as possible

Ø  Check Alternatives

Ø  What are the possible choices other than the one I am choosing

Ø  Decide

Ø  Don’t be indecisive, be confident and proud

Ø  Evaluate

Ø  Look back on the decision and learn from the experience.

 

 

Keys To Choosing Goals

Ø  Define Your Goal

Ø  Use Your Imagination

Ø  Be Realistic

Ø  Break It Down

Ø  Have Fun

Ø  Just Do It

 

10 Commandments of Goal Setting

     1.Thou Shall Be Decisive

                -               Achievement depends more on goal choices than on ability

     2. Thou Shall Stay Focused

                -               Focus creates Goal Power, making your goal like a magnet to which you are being

                             driven

      3.    Thou Shall Write Down Thy Goals

-          Writing challenges thought, your goal will never become an out of sight out of mind phenomenon

  1. Thou Shall Plan Thoroughly

-          Planning thing before you do them helps you to achieve them faster, better and cheaper

  1. Thou Shall Involve Others

                -               You can acquire useful knowledge from people with actual experience.

  1. Thou Shall Welcome Failure

-          Failure provides accurate assessments of what is necessary to achieve 

      success.

  1. Thou Shall Take Purposeful Action

-          You must do the work that needs to be done, the acid test of goal setting is 

      purposeful action

  1. Thou Shall Inspect What Thou Expect

-          Measuring performance and inspecting expectations improves

      performance.

  1. Thou Shall Reward Thyself

-          Rewards provide an effective means of reinforcing positive actions and

      remind us of our potential achievement.

  1. Thou Shall Maintain Personal Integrity

-          Maintain your commitment to your commitment, keep your promise to

      achieve your goal.

 

 

 

 

 

Assignment – Student Assessment

1.  Using the information from the notes formulate a goal that you believe can be accomplished in a 6-8 week time frame.

                a.   Self Analysis- “Decision Making Process” and “Keys to Choosing Goals"

                b.  Creation – Achievable Goal

 

2.  Create and analyze a plan to achieve the goal

                a.  Structure

                b.  Creative and imaginative thought

                c.  Action Plan

                c.  Reflection

 

3. Evaluate your progress and results using the 10 commandments

                a.  Self evaluation

                b.  Organizational Skill

                c.  Interspection of different areas of function of plan