STRIVE with Steve Frazier on Goal Setting
Our December 16th STRIVE session focused on Goal Setting by Steve Frazier. Steve gave a brief introduction about his younger life and with its hardships and learning challenges and related it to the STRIVE kids and some of the struggles they are having in school.
Steve started the lesson by giving a review of statements that the first four rotarians had used in their presentations and added his comment that he found in a fortune cookie that stated; "A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline." He then called-up Rami Jubara who he had did a demonstration on goal setting at the previous meeting of STRIVE. Rami had set the goal of getting an A+ on his English Lit. composition and had him update how successful Rami's goal setting had been. Rami told the STRIVE students that he got his paper in on time, made it his best effort and that his teacher had given him an "A" on the composition. He admitted that the session had motivated him to do well and was satisfied with the grade even though he did not get an "A+" on the paper.
The STRIVE students divided into small groups and work on each person setting a goal that was important to them at this point in their life. After 10 minutes of discussion Steve called the groups back and began teaching the students the difference between dreams, wishes and hopes and that goals always start right now, they are measurable, specific, have a time frame, verifiable, incremental and realistic. Throughout the presentation Steve said that "The difference between a wish and a goal is a plan!" "I will..." statements are a great way to state goals because they show your commitment and resolve to achieve your goal."
When Steve asked if they wanted to improve their grades every hand went up at the meeting. Steve preceeded to show them that by doing one new thing that they are not now doing they can raise their grade level in that class within the next quarter. Steve talked about ways to really improve grades and got the commitment from the students to take on the challenge to do one thing more than they are now doing and to watch their grades go up at least on level!
The groups then met again to restate their goals and discuss their goals with their Rotary mentors. In the last five minutes of the period Steve introduced Bob Humphrey who is the presenter for the January 13th STRIVE meeting and will be presenting on role models and building confidence and self esteem.