Goals, Motivation & Needs

8/2/2019 Goals, Motivation & Needs

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GOALS, MOTIVATION & NEEDSWhat is a GOAL ?

Are there different types of goals?

Give me an example of a goal?


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GOALS, MOTIVATION & NEEDSTo make good use of time in college is to prepare

an efficient plan for achieving your goals.

Your goals are accomplishments you work towardor strive for, they are things you want enough to

spend your time, effort and money to achieve them.


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GOALS, MOTIVATION & NEEDS

Your Goal gives you life direction.

Example: if your goal is a college degree, thisgoal will guide you in making decisions about

spending time going to classes, spending effort

studying, and spending money on tuition andtextbooks.


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GOALS, MOTIVATION & NEEDSAt the end of a

semester, 1875

freshmen were asked

What advice do you

have for next years

incoming freshmen?

Get your priorities

straight and improveyour timemanagement.


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GOALS, MOTIVATION & NEEDS ..62 peer leaders were

asked (juniors) were

asked to identify their

biggest challenge as

freshmen, the

majority.

said TIME

MANAGEMENT


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GOALS, MOTIVATION & NEEDSEach individual prioritizes his or her goal based on

their Lifes Mission ! Example: OCC Mission

Decisions about time, or money are made based

on the long term and short term goals.

Look ahead to the next ten years-what doyou plan on doing?


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GOALS, MOTIVATION & NEEDSGoal Setting Process:

Select a goal

Be sure that the goal is achievable

Be certain you genuinely want to achieve the goal

Know why the goal matters

Identify and plan for difficulties you might encounter

Devise strategies for achieving the goal.


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GOALS, MOTIVATION & NEEDSMotives move you to action and drive you toward a goal

Motivation: is an internal process that compels you to act

in a purposeful way. Latin root movement

Motives are inner drives and we cannot see them

There is a relationship between goals and motivation:your motivation is likely to be stronger when you

have a goal

Motives develop from needs


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GOALS, MOTIVATION & NEEDSHow do you define a NEED?

Needs are requirements for survival or growthMaslow suggests that everything you do in life is

for a purpose of satisfying needs.

There are five basic Need LevelsNeeds on the lower levels must be fulfilled before

you can move on to the next level.


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GOALS, MOTIVATION & NEEDSSelf Actualization

EsteemBelonging

Safety

Physiological


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GOALS, MOTIVATION & NEEDSSelf Actualization Achieving one s potential, beingcreative, serving a cause,

contributing to society

Self Esteem Prestige, self respect, competence,

self worth

Belonging Friends, family, love, affection

Safety Physical & psychological(security, shelter, health insurance)

Physiological Basic Survival: food and water


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GOALS, MOTIVATION & NEEDS

Ellis, Dave. Becoming a Master Student, 10th Edition. Houghton-Mifflin

Company. New York, 2003. Gardner & Jewler. Your College Experience, 4th Edition. Wadsworth.

Canada. 2001.

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