Academic success
Strategic design for academic success
Academic goals are important in my life as they will help in achieving educational success. The main reason as to why I am setting academic goals plan is to manage my education so that when I am in the learning environment I can use the plan in achieving academic cusses. I want to create academic goals so that I can become accountable in achieving the target. I will be motivated to strive for something positive and work hard to avoid negative obstacles on way. Having set important goals in life, I will strive to achieve my highest potential and as I enter in the world, I will be in a position to accomplish endless possibilities. Generally, my strategic design for academic success will help in achieving my academic goals and through addressing the possible challenges that I will meet , I will complete my education effective and achieve success.
Academic goals
- Find an internship
Finding an internship is an important idea since I want to connect my education knowledge with real world experience for the purpose of creating a substantial clarification (Solomon & Amy, 6). Through experience, I will gain confidence and create a professional network and these benefits will play role when searching for a job. The connection with external environment will increase the chances of finding employment after graduation.
- Join a club
I would like to join a club and share the interest and new ideas which are related with my field. The purpose of setting this goal is that I want to develop soft skill through interaction. I want to learn new things such as work ethics, communication and become emotional intelligent (Solomon & Amy, 9). Other point is that I will gain practical experience through engaging in project management and other events.
- New Time Plan
I want to set a new time plan as a goal in achieving academic success. I understand that without self-regulation strategies, I cannot be able to study well and to be engaged in other curricular activities (Solomon & Amy, 12). Therefore in my education life, I want to set time for my personal things and time for studying.
- Try something new
In setting my academic goals, I want to try something new. I have the passion of trying something new not only to gain life experience but also to broaden my horizon (Wilson & Michael, 3). When trying to do new things, I want to get skills of how solve problems and identify my weaknesses and strength in solving problems.
- Beat procrastination down
In order to achieve success, I want to set the goal that and ensure that I complete the assignments whether easy of difficult. I want to avoid the negative aspects of an assignment. I want to increase my learning capabilities and develop my brains through assignments (Wilson & Michael, 3). Assignment will boost my practical skills which will assist when tackling practical exams.
Challenges and strengths in achieving goals
Challenges
In academic environment, there are various challenges which hinder students in achieving goals. The possible challenges that I may meet on my way are lack of time. As a student, sometimes it is hard to have time for all my plans and as result some things go undone (Wilson & Michael, 12). Second is a financial problem. Money is a problem and a big challenge which might act as a stumbling block in achieving my education goal. Third is lack of skills. As a student I need skills which will help me move forward and achieve my goals. However, I have little skill and I might not be in a position to make wise decision about academic.
How I will address the challenges
I will try to overcome these obstacles so that I can have a successful academic plan. First, I will address these challenges through finding an academic advisor who will assist in developing schedule and a successful plan (Wilson & Michael, 21). I will also create a relationship with my professor so that he can assist with necessary skills required in meeting my objectives as well as my course. I will also seek academic skills assistance from the Learning Assistance Center. Grants and scholarships will assist in financial problems and I will complete my education successfully (Wilson & Michael, 24).
Strength
My strengths in this case are my innate abilities and these core abilities will help me achieve my goals. First, I am cooperative. I like creating relation with others, listening to others’ ideas and working together as a group. Second, I am conscientious. This means that I have my person self-control and I like have my personal plans in advance so that I can achieve my aims and in case of any change be in a position to adapt to the new situations. I am goal oriented and this means that I am able to work for long hours to ensure that things are done efficiently.
Plan for achieving my goals
First, I need support in order to achieve my goals. I will seek support and motivation from my professor so that he can help me reach the position I want (Wilson & Michael, 33). I will try to create a strong relationship with one professor and make him my best friend in times of need. He will help me access learning services in the school where I will develop my skills and reach my academic goals. On the same note, my professor achieved his goals and so he will motivate, advice and encourage. Secondly, I will achieve my goals through practical actions (Wilson & Michael, 34). This means that I will take action plan such as reading books, conducting experiments, exploring external environment and more so that I can reach the selected goals above. I will ensure that my goals are set high so that I can strive to reach them through hardworking. After setting goals, I will take a positive mind so that I can avoid negativity and work toward achieving the goals (Wilson & Michael, 38). The last important point believes in me. Confidence and positive minds are the core elements. These will help me stay motivated and accept failures.
Conclusion
Academic goals both long- term and short -term are important in achieving academic success. As a student, I believe that setting goals will help me strive to accomplish success and gain long-term vision. The purpose of setting these is to achieve academic success, motivation and self-confidence. However, there are challenges such as financial problems and other which hinder achievement. I believe that by having personal strength, I will be able to find solution and ensure success in my education. It is my responsibility to take action and use the available resources to achieve my academic success.
Work cited
Solomon, Amy, and Amy Solomon. 100% Student Success. Boston, MA: Wadsworth Cengage
Learning, 2012. Print.
Wilson, Susan B, and Michael S. Dobson. Goal Setting: How to Create an Action Plan and
Achieve Your Goals. New York: American Management Association, 2008. Internet
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