Reflection & Goal Setting

Reflection & Goals Setting Katharine Strong and Brianne

McDonough

1)What is the role of an RA in community?

a)Contractually

b)interpersonally

2)Why are RAs important at Saint Anselm

a)Departmentally?

b)In the community?

1)Write down one skill set you feel is stronger from your work as an RA this fall

a)How will you use this skill in your RA role in the spring?

b)How can you apply this skill to employment after graduation?

2)Are there any patterns in how you approach the varied expectations of the RA job?

a)What were the results of the approach?

b)Could I have eliminated or reorganized steps?

1) Self-evaluation: How well have I fulfilled my role as an RA?

a)Contractually

b) In the community

Group share (3 or 4 per group)

1)How has the conversation you just had with your peers impacted how you might answer the questions we asked a second time/ now?

2)Two fill-in-the-blank:a) I thought my residents would… ?b)My residents did… ?

3)What has the staff you are a part of done well?a)Programmingb)Dutyc) Teamwork

1)What has your staff been challenged by or how have they done poorly?a)Programmingb)Dutyc) Teamwork

2)What role did you play on staff in regards to what went well, the challenges and what went poorly?

3)How will you work with your peers and community differently?

Building team share (HC, Garden Style, Floor, etc.)

Staff team share

Questions?

Why is it important to set goals?

“If you don’t know where you are going. How can you expect to get there?” (Basil S.

Walsh)

Setting goals is important step in achieving an intended outcome…

When Goals Go Bad…

Have you ever set a goal that you didn’t achieve?

Why didn’t you achieve it?

S.M.A.R.T. Goals

• Specific• Measurable• Attainable• Realistic• Timely

Specific• A specific goal has a much greater

chance of being accomplished than a general goal.

• Who is involved?• What do I want to accomplish?• Where? Identify a location.• When? Establish a time frame.• How? Identify requirements and constraints.• Why? Specific reasons, purpose or benefits of

accomplishing the goal.

Measurable• Establish concrete criteria for measuring progress

toward the attainment of each goal you set.• When you measure your progress, you stay on

track, reach your target dates, and experience the exhilaration of achievement that spurs you on to continued effort required to reach your goal.

• To determine if your goal is measurable, ask questions such as:– How much? How many? How will I know when

it is accomplished?

Attainable• Be realistic. Make sure your goal is

feasible in terms of the resources available to you. You want to grow personally, so reach, but be reasonable or you'll set yourself up for disappointment.

Relevant• Choose goals that matter. • Choosing a goal that is relevant to

you will help to maintain motivation to achieve it!

If it’s not relevant you won’t care!!

Time-Oriented• Set a deadline or several deadlines

for when you’d like to achieve your goal.

• Your deadline should be practical and realistic.

S.M.A.R.T.E.R.• After your goals are set you

should…

• Evaluate & Re-evaluate!!

The End.