plish in my he ™eJding his lists of goals are flexible. ' 4) “Some goals apply to my work ‘omhere at the college, some to my debate coach, ese goalsiithing you want to in life if you ng stage. tide what it is you want to Srow out. dromplish.” she said, ’ — nking the | : be,’”’ said Leon Blake, counseling “The majority of New aspect later, great,’’ ‘‘We have a mountain and a half of such high involvement, starting with Thanksgiving -- then for about 30 days all we is Christmas can think shopping and as it relates to goal setting for a new year during this period of time. He thinks identifying your goals is extremely tifying them important. By you can base idenyour everyday decisions on your longrange goals. If your decisions don’t a help you accomplish your goals, he | said, “either the decision is wrong J oryour goals are wrong.”’ President Brady shares his cri- teria of goal setting for successful ‘New Year’s Resolutioning:”’ The goals ought to be worthwhile, ambitious and achievable. “They ought to be in writing,’’ he and achieve a goal -- who knows,” she smiled, ‘“‘accomplishing one goal may lead to another.” Shoei ‘m a firm believer in goal setting,’’ Dr. Kay Evans, Dean~ of Students at WSC, said, adding that New Year’s Resolutions are great if they follow the rules of good goal setting. She said she constantly sets new goals -- from daily to weekly, monthly, yearly and even up to five and ten years ahead. “Goals really cumulate and build upon each other,”’ she said. “At no time did I say I would have a doctorate and become Dean of Students. I just started with a B.S., then when I couldn’t go much farther in my profession, masters, and then ate,’’ she smiled. on I got to a a doctor- “But here I am almost 50 and I still don’t know Subtle goals are achievable what I want to be when I grow up,” she laughed. And with ageless outlined charm, some of Dean her Evans secrets of success in setting and keeping New He said alot of times our goals are fulfilled even though they may not be extremely blatant or conscious. Then he explained: When people say ‘‘I’m going to Year’s Resolutions when they are made: hard “If you’re a woman, you have to work twice as long and twice as of their mind somewhere Sto the commitment one something they are going to work on, but have allowed themselves to to be measurable,”’ kind of reflect upon it -- over a period of time. ‘All of a sudden. it dawns on them that they haven’t sworn for three or four months.”’ ‘“‘As I reflect on my own life,” he tent, you have to be exceptional to be noticed.” continued, ‘“‘I have set some major goals; for example, I am just com- achievable. When you set goals you pleting my Ph.D. degree.” He explained that as a goal established as an ideal almost ten years ago, not knowing at that particular time how that goal would be realized. you want to loose weight don’t say you'll try to loose 50 lbs. Break it between inning of to refresh one’s memory.” , so hopefully one can see the finished product and tell when it is completed. Also, he added, there should be some kind of time frame attached to the goals. And last, but not least he said, “Goals ought one ought to identify just what resources are needed to accomplish the goal, and be willing to commit those resources -- whether they be ) time or money. that was matter Women have to work twice as quit swearing,’ and they write it down, it makes it more difficult to accomplish than when they have just sort of subtly indicated in the back -- no continued, ‘‘for that not only adds but enables S Singh meme hg Goad 8 it perme ee earemnvayere <-> aes she said, “‘but be specific and focus in leech don’t work is because people haven’t put enough thought into them. is going to happen doesn’t. He has, ) review, de- o |: | i etc. And then right after that comes the new year.” He said he doesn’t see people evaluating what w Year’s on Year’s how we are going to pay for what we bought, sending greeting cards, 1. Brady different psychologist at WSC. He said he thinks people establish and accomplish goals in line about to. your ciding what to do. Focus on a goal ~ and work toward it. “If you want to come back and pick up a I’m going to break my New Year’s Resolutions -- whatever they might the next past. and Resolutions are temporary, superficial goals,’’ he continued, explaining that the biggest reason they time plan ar.’” yourself pee ee | | with the time you want it done. Much energy is wasted solution is that with their ideals, but ‘I think they come about gradually, maybe subtly -- after a period of incubation,”’ he said. S he specific y New Year’s Re- Christmas . . not goals time to which [| how does an eight-year-old know what you mean by ‘good’. Be children.’’ She suggests telling your child exactly what you want and Our thoughts are on Thanksgiving and set ‘“‘And don’t tell your children to be good,” she cautioned. ‘What does that mean? If I don’t know, something to my ‘who introduced him to goal setting, ‘oP}old him “You can accomplish any- I How does one "be good? hard. You ‘‘Then,’’ can’t simply she be continued, compe- “‘you have to constantly set new goals.” Also, she said, the goals have to be can’t down reach you and make quit trying. it achievable,’”’ “If she explained. ‘‘Set a goal of one pound a week for 50 weeks.” Weber State College Comment (USPS 791-360) Editor: Carol O. Hinckley Photos by Jeannie Young Art by Lana Hubbard Second-class postage paid at Ogden, Utah published four times a year in October, January, April and June by the Department of College Relations, 316 Administration Building, Ogden, UT 84408. COMMENT is mailed to alumni, faculty, staff, the business community and friends of the college at no charge. POSTMASTER: Send form 3579 to Alumni Relations-1011, WSC, Ogden, UT 84408 Page 3 haceseat school I’m today, it will take to get the job done.” ‘more risky or challenging comes along and I break from my routine and do it.”’ ofinancial affairs. There will also be ‘owbome cultural and creative things I »wiwould like to accomplish this year.” His high ‘Usually and cara ‘eifamily, some spiritual, some going to read two chapters two tomorrow, or whatever lifetime -- not knowing confided. specific study harder,” she said. “Say he said. exactly how they will be realized. Blake said he meditates or incubates the thought rather than writes it down. ‘“Sometimes I make lists but seldom get through them,”’ said, goals ince he realized,” your measurable. State them in concrete terms. ‘‘Don’t say I’m going to sa them,” Make my “Now I feel the necessity to look ahead another ten years and set some new goals I want to accom- He doesnt achieve every goal he sets most of in steadily TE ) He started out at that time with Sphieve firmly and then surely and I measured all my decisions by that “I don’t always achieve all the oppoals I set for the year, but I ittle goal goal until it was school. ' ut myself so often yet me off o be dis- the 98 _ @alist of about 175 goals to achieve iin his lifetime. He has accomplished salmost half of them so far. important set mind, Miia Mach OR “I | evaluate and set new goals durom the weeks just before each new “oy year since he was a senior in high