SMART Goals

  • Step 2: Classes (Short Term)

    Step 2: Classes (Short Term)

    Start taking classes that have to do with my major
  • Step 3: College Experience (Short Term)

    Step 3: College Experience (Short Term)

    Have an enjoyable college experience-create valuable relationships with others.
  • Step 1: Get accepted into Iowa State University (Short Term)

    Step 1: Get accepted into Iowa State University (Short Term)

    Earn my degree in Human Development and Family Studies
  • Step 4: Internships (Short Term)

    Step 4: Internships (Short Term)

    Attend an internship in college that will set me up with a job in the future with a valuable employer.
  • Step 5: Graduate Iowa State (Short Term)

    Step 5: Graduate Iowa State (Short Term)

    Graduate Iowa State University with a 3.3 GPA or higher so I can attend graduate school.
    S-Graduate from Iowa State University
    M- Earning my degree in human development and family studies
    A- I will take the needed classes for my degree and participate in an internship that will set me up with a job while earning my degree.
    R-I can earn my degree in 3.5 years if I wanted to, otherwise, I can do it in 4.
    T-I will graduate by 2026.
  • Step 1: Get a job (Long term)

    Step 1: Get a job (Long term)

    Get a job in Ames or Des Moines either in social work or human services.
  • Step 2: Focus on bettering myself (Long Term)

    Step 2: Focus on bettering myself (Long Term)

    I want to work on being the best version of myself physically and mentally and enjoying my life in my 20-30's.
  • Step 4: Get married (Long Term)

    Step 4: Get married (Long Term)

    I want to get married between the ages of 25-27 and buy a home.
  • Step 5: Have kids and a adopt a dog (Long Term)

    Step 5: Have kids and a adopt a dog (Long Term)

    I want to have children after being married for more than 3 years and adopt a dog when I own a home.
    S-I want to live a long, happy life with everything I want in it.
    M- want to have a happy and healthy life with a husband, children, and a dog
    A- I will be happy with myself, able to find a good partner, have children, and adopt a dog.
    R-Opportunity cost is that I won't get married or I won't have children, otherwise, I will simply only have dogs.
    T-I will have a husband, kids, and a dog.
  • Step 3: Buy my own home (Long Term)

    Step 3: Buy my own home (Long Term)

    I want to be able to buy my own home on my own and not have to rely on anyone