Albion College - Sleight Servant Leadership Program

Directions for Goal Worksheet - Reflection Option #1

As part of The Sleight Servant Leadership Program you will complete all of your reflections as part of your Digital Portfolio. The following exercise should be posted under the "Academic" section of your portfolio. The examples below will help you get started in thinking about your own goal. You can then import a blank template for inclusion on your personal webpage. As you start thinking about your goal statement, remember the SMART formula. Goals should be:

Specific – Really spell out what you want to accomplish.
Measurable – Make sure you have a way of knowing you’ve reached your goal.
Attainable – Your goal needs to be something that you can actually achieve.
Realistic – It’s OK to dream big, but don’t frustrate yourself by setting goals or giving yourself timelines that can’t happen.
Timely – Make sure your goal fits with where you are right now in regards to your academic and career plans.

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Academic/Career Planning Goal Sheet Exercise PUT DATE HERE

Academic Plan
Career Plan
Co-Curricular Involvement
(Choose which area best describes your goal and delete others)

Goal Statement: You will type your goal statement here. This is a short-term goal. Identify things that will help you with your longer term academic goals, career plans or something related to a co-curricular activity that fits with your academic goals/career plans. Remember the SMART formula.

EX: Gain experience in a health care setting to assist with my decision about whether to pursue a career in the health services field.

Action Steps	By When?	Potential Roadblocks	Resources (People, Info, Etc.)	Assessment (How do you know if you're reaching your goals?)
These are manageable specific steps you will take to reach your goal. You will probably have 3-5 smaller steps to reach your goal.	The deadline you've set to accomplish this action step. Remember to be realistic.	Those things that may make it difficult to complete your action step. Include how you will overcome obstacle.	What do already have, what do you need and how will you get those things you need to accomplish your action step.	How you will measure whether you've completed your action step.
EX: Volunteer with the Albion Health Care Alliance	EX: spring semester '07	EX: Limited time during the day due to class schedule and doing homework last minute. I can overcome this by getting up earlier and scheduling in time to do homework rather than waiting until the last minute	EX: Sleight Servant Leadership Program can assist me with contacts. I will need to find transportation to the off-site location. I will ask others in my pre-med classes and residence hall about volunteering with me and sharing transportation.	EX: My goal is to complete 30 hours of service by May 2007.

This goal is important to me because: Share how you decided on this goal and why it is important to you.

When you are finished, post your completed Goal Sheet Exercise under the "Academic" section of your digital portfolio.

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