Teaching 3 Goal Setting, Motivation, and Character Key Chapter Objectives (Intended Learning Outcomes) The primary goals of this chapter are to empower students to set meaningful long-range, and short-range goals, and to equip them with self-motivational strategies for achieving their goals. Learning Exercises & Assignments Brainstorming Characteristics of Successful People In small groups or as a whole class, have students brainstorm ideas in response to the question, makes people successful?” (Or, personal qualities characterize successful “What “What people?”) If your students completed the Activate Your Thinking Exercise at the very beginning of Chapter 3, or answered the question, would it take for you to feel they were “What successful?” (p. 64), have them flash back to their answer and compare/contrast it with their answer to the current question about what personal qualities characterize successful people. Quote Interpretations & Reactions Have your students respond with their interpretation of and level of agreement/disagreement with the following quotes: (1) were born to win, but to be a winner you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect “You to win.” Ziglar, author, salesperson and motivational speaker —Zig (2) and tenacity of purpose are more than twice their weight in cleverness.” “Patience Huxley, 19th-century English biologist —Thomas (3) man’s errors are his portals of discovery.” “A Joyce, Irish writer and poet (4) think the foremost quality—there’s no success without it—is really loving what you do. If “I you love it, you do it well.” Forbes, founder of Forbes Magazine —Malcolm (5) you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.” “If Berra, hall of fame baseball player —Yogi Self-Assessment of Hope-Producing Behavior
Teaching 3 Goal Setting, Motivation, and Character Key Chapter Objectives (Intended Learning Outcomes) The primary goals of this chapter are to empower students to set meaningful long-range, and short-range goals, and to equip them with self-motivational strategies for achieving their goals. Learning Exercises & Assignments Brainstorming Characteristics of Successful People In small groups or as a whole class, have students brainstorm ideas in response to the question, “What makes people successful?” (Or, “What personal qualities characterize successful people?”) If your students completed the Activate Your Thinking Exercise at the very beginning of Chapter 3, or answered the question, “What would it take for you to feel they were successful?” (p. 64), have them flash back to their answer and compare/contrast it with their answer to the current question about what personal qualities characterize successful people. Quote Interpretations & Reactions Have your students respond with their interpretation of and level of agreement/disagreement with the following quotes: (1) “You were born to win, but to be a winner you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.” —Zig Ziglar, author, salesperson and motivational speaker (2) “Patience and tenacity of purpose are more than twice their weight in cleverness.” —Thomas Huxley, 19th-century English biologist (3) “A man’s errors are his portals of discovery.” Joyce, Irish writer and poet (4) “I think the foremost quality—there’s no success without it—is really loving what you do. If you love it, you do it well.” —Malcolm Forbes, founder of Forbes Magazine (5) “If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.” —Yogi Berra, hall of fame baseball player Self-Assessment of Hope-Producing Behavior
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