As your student advances through their college career, they are transitioning from childhood to adulthood and beginning to make decisions that will shape their future. Setting and clarifying goals is an essential part of this process to ensure their future success and fulfillment in both personal and professional settings. Here are five tips to help your student set and clarify their goals.
Set Goals
Set SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) to maintain motivation and track progress.
Make smaller goals out of large milestones
Take the large, overwhelming homework and studying tasks and advise them to break them into smaller, bite-sized goals. If they have 50 pages to read, start with five at a time. If they have four pages of math homework, take them three questions at a time. By meeting the smaller goals faster, they’ll reach your larger milestone in no time.
Encourage Self-Reflection
Your student must first reflect on their strengths and weaknesses before setting any short- or long-term goals. Encourage your student to take some time to reflect on what they enjoy, what they are good at, and what they want to improve. This self-reflection will help them set achievable and meaningful goals.
