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High school is just the first step, not the be-all-and-end-all of your life plan.
Even though you will probably have a range of different jobs, and possibly careers, in your lifetime, it's still worth thinking about personal goals for study and career while you're at school.
Start by thinking about your long-term goals, then develop short-term goals that will help you achieve them.
Long-term goals
Some long-term goals are the big plans you have for your future. Others relate to skills you want to develop, or experiences you want to have in your life. The important thing is to take the time to think about what you want and what you need to do to get there.
Short-term goals
Short-term goals are like a to-do list
for achieving a long-term goal. Success makes a big difference to your motivation,
so set realistic goals you know you can achieve. You probably won't be able to
achieve every goal straight away, but every tick on your to-do list is a step toward where you
want to get to in life.
For example
Big goals for your future might be:
- studying at university
- doing an apprenticeship
- getting a good score in VCE.
Skills to work towards could be:
- writing better essays
- learning to play guitar
- getting your license.
For example
If your long-term goal is to write better essays, some of your short-term goals could be:
- writing a practice essay once a week and getting
your teacher to mark it for you
- reworking your old essays based on your
teacher's comments
- getting a tutor.
Artist Tommy McRae
Angus McMillan
Royal Society of Victoria
