SETTING GOALS

enjoy this movie then visit brainpop.com for much more Bobi your running group is here hey did you hear me all right and then your favorite show is on but you can't just ditch your friends dear Tim and Moby I spend most of my time after school playing video games and talking to people online even when I have tons of stuff to do how can I get more done from Marco Thanks for writing Marco playing games and watching TV are fun but they can keep you from getting stuff done you have to accomplish all kinds of tasks just to get through a day homework and chores or even brushing your teeth and showering getting things done also makes you feel good about yourself that's why you signed up to run that race right Moby yeah it's cool to imagine that you could run three whole kilometres that's a goal some objective you'd like to reach setting a meaningful goal ups your motivation and helps you get results plus makes you feel happier less stressed and more satisfied with your life but setting a goal is just the first step you have to come up with a plan for how to achieve it you don't give up so easily you made a great first step by signing up for that race it's a nice specific goal you're way more likely to get something done when it's clearly defined start running it isn't very specific how will you know when you've reached that goal after you've run once three times for a month run the robot 3k is much more specific it's a single event with a deadline June 21st when goals have due dates it's much easier to plan for achieving them a good idea writing your goal down is a great motivator it feels more real when you see it spelled out and it'll serve as a reminder we can also use this space to set down your action plan that's pretty ambitious to start running three kilometers every day you want your goal to push you out of your comfort zone but if it's too hard when you might give up breaking your goal down into manageable chunks will make it more doable first let's check in where you are now how much running to be done lately okay none that's that's okay let's start with something we know you can do like half a kilometer it's not much but as you get better you can keep adding more distance now we just need to figure out how often you should train well every day might be too much of a commitment think about your daily schedule can you set aside time to run every day seven days a week okay let's say every other day starting today each week will bump your distance up by half a kilometer by the time June 21st comes around three kilometres will be a snap see we've broken up your long term goal into a bunch of short-term mini goals each mini goal is specific and measurable so you know you're making progress and the act of marking off each of those calendar days is like a little reward yep you should celebrate as you get to each mini goal rewards keep you motivated and sharing them with friends is one of the benefits of forming a goal group your group can help you avoid temptations and working together toward a goal and is just more fun it's like your own personal support group yeah no goal-setting technique is worth it if it's too complicated fortunately you can find all kinds of handy memory aids online one of my favorites is called smart it stands for specific measurable attainable realistic and time-bound just use those words to guide your strategy so are you guys ready to stop planning and start running all right let's do it [Music] see you guys crushed that run now that you've met your goal you can go ahead and set a new one it's fun to keep challenging yourself how about a 5k race next month or half marathon or guys visit us at brainpop.com for more on this topic and hundreds of others you'll find movies games quizzes and activities learn more about the difference brainpop can make

Channel: BrainPOP

Views: 51,827

Rating: 4.728395 out of 5

Keywords: BrainPOP, Education, Animation, Moby

Id: tMrqYnHIPSI

Length: 5min 26sec (326 seconds)

Published: Wed Aug 23 2017