"Get Set"

The Comfort Zone
There once was a man who lived in the comfort zone. It was a comfortable place where he could wear his pajamas all day and walk around with messy hair and morning breath…that's what everyone did. Everyone in the Comfort Zone also had a toolbox, but nobody knew what they were for, so they were never used.

One day he saw a beautiful place far off in the distance and decided he would leave the Comfort Zone and go do something! But he encountered an obstacle..a deep canyon separated him from his dream. He dug out his toolbox, and inside he found all the tools he needed to build a bridge and a compass to point him in the right direction!

We all have the necessary tools/skills/abilities to take us where we want to go. To build bridges that will lead us in the right direction.

Look inside your toolbox and what do you find?

Steps to Building Bridges
1) Know where you are - what do you want to do? What are your dreams?
2) Use your compass - set goals to get to your dream
3) Use your clock - manage your time

Use Your Compass
Set your Goals

When setting your goals, you are:

Committed - Write down your goals. Be specific.
Optimistic - Use the phrases "I will" and "I am".
Manager - Set realistic goals. Don't expect to be an astronaut in 6 months.
Prioritizer - Rank your goals in order of importance.
Actor - Act Now! What can you do today to help you achieve your goal?
Smart - Smart people take small steps. Break your goals down into smaller steps.
Steps - One step at a time.

Check it out!
Check your progress weekly. Have your goals changed since you wrote them down? Are they still important? Do you have more to add?

Check it off!
When you reach your goals "check them off" and reward yourself.

Use Your Clock

Put a time-frame on your goals. When do you want to have them completed by… 1 week? 6months? 2 years?

Goals and time limits are not written in stone.
They can always be changed. If you don't reach your goal within the time you wrote down...that's okay! Extend the time-frame and keep working on the goal.

Ask Yourself…

Are you spending your time? Or investing your time?

What are your priorities?

8 hours = sleep
8 hours = school/work
8 hours = ????? What are you doing with your 8 hours?

Make A "To Do" List

This sounds like a simple task but it is one of the most effective things you can do to manage your time. What small steps can you do today, to help you achieve your goals?

Putting it all Together

1. Dream

2. Set Goals - Take Small Steps

3. Manage Your Time

4. Check it out. Check it off.

5. Reward yourself for reaching your goals.

Try This!
Create a Treasure Map! Cut out pictures of your goals and put them up where you can see them. Paste photos from catalogs and magazines onto a piece of Bristol board or draw your own pictures.

Lets Build Some Bridges!!

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