Setting Goals for
Success
Lesson 18&19
Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
1. Discuss various theories on goal setting and self-efficacy;
2. explain the relationship between goal setting and self
efficacy; and
3. Write an essay about your understanding of success.
What is a goal?
--Desired outcome for the future
--aim; end
-- a terminal point in a race
Scientific research shows that setting and working towards
goals can contribute to happiness in various ways:
• Being a source of interest, engagement or pleasure
• Giving us a sense of meaning and purpose
• Bringing a sense of accomplishment