Title: Establish personal or professional leadership goals.
Course: Cadet Leadership (09900) > Section: Leading Self: Foundations of Leadership

Establishing specific, measurable, achievable, results-focused, and time-bound (SMART) goals should include

- reflecting on personal interests and aptitudes
- identifying leadership opportunities (e.g., community organization, school club)
- identifying resources (e.g., team members) and tools necessary to achieve goals
- setting criteria for success
- developing a plan of action that outlines steps, timelines, and accountability methods for progress.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why are goals important?
- Why does writing down one’s goal make it more likely that one will accomplish it?
- How do goals differ from wishes and dreams?
- Why is setting a timeframe an important process in establishing goals?
- What are some barriers to goal accomplishment? How can these barriers be overcome?