Transcript Long-Term and Short-Term Planning

Dulag Campus, Eastern Visayas State University
February 5, 2011
United States Peace Corps Volunteers
Mei Chen and Mark Fullmer
US Peace Corps Volunteers
Mei Chen, Mark Fullmer
IS THE JAR FULL?
Long Term and Short Term Planning

Please take a moment and define the
following for yourself:
 long – term
 short – term
 plan
 goal
Long Term and Short Term Planning
Short term: a project or resolution that
usually requires only a few steps to
achieve. Short term goals can usually be
completed within six months.
 Long term: requires more steps, more
time, and often more planning,
dedication, resources - can include
numerous short term goals.
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Words of Wisdom
“____ is what happens when you’re ____
making other plans.” –John Lennon
 “He who ____ to plan, plans to ____ .” –
Anonymous
 “When planning for a ____ plant rice. When
planning for a ___ plant trees. When planning
for a ____, train and educate people.” –
Chinese Proverb
 “A good plan ____ is ____ than a perfect
plan ___.” –Anonymous
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Words of Wisdom
“Life is what happens when you’re busy making
other plans.” –John Lennon
 “He who fails to plan, plans to fail.” – Anonymous
 “When planning for a year, plant rice. When
planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning
for a lifetime, train and educate people.” – Chinese
Proverb
 “A good plan today is better than a perfect plan
tomorrow.” –Anonymous
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Words of Wisdom
“___ the best, ___ for the worst, and ___ to be
surprised.” --Denis Waitley
 “In preparing for battle I have always found that
plans are ___ but planning is ______.” Dwight
David Eisenhower
 "You have to set goals that are almost out of
____. If you set a goal that is ____ without much
work or thought, you are stuck with something
below your true talent and _____." - Steve
Garvey
 “If anything is certain, it is that ___ is certain. The
world we are planning for ____ will not exist in
this form ____.” Philip Crosby
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Words of Wisdom
“Expect the best, plan for the worst, and
prepare to be surprised.” --Denis Waitley
 “In preparing for battle I have always found that
plans are useless but planning is
indispensable.” Dwight David Eisenhower
 "You have to set goals that are almost out of
reach. If you set a goal that is attainable without
much work or thought, you are stuck with
something below your true talent and potential."
- Steve Garvey
 “If anything is certain, it is that change is certain.
The world we are planning for today will not
exist in this form tomorrow.” Philip Crosby
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Once Upon a time..
Moral Planning
Take a lesson from
Benjamin Franklin…
 Inventor
 Politician
 Writer
 Historian
 Founding Father of US
Constitution
Moral Planning
Moral Planning
RESOLUTION: Resolve to perform what
you ought; perform without fail what you
resolve.
 INDUSTRY: Lose no time; be always
employed in something useful; cut off all
unnecessary actions.
 SINCERITY: Use no hurtful deceit; think
innocently and justly, and, if you speak,
speak accordingly.
 MODERATION: Avoid extremes; forbear
resenting injuries so much as you think
they deserve.
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Your Goals
Please write down as
many plans you can
both small and large
goals you have for
today, tomorrow, next
week, next year, this
lifetime…
Categorize Goals
Do your goals have a theme?
 Do they fit into these categories?
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 Career
 Financial
 Health
 Family
 Moral
 Educational
o Resources
oPlanning
oshort and long term
oEfforts and rewards
The Three Little Pigs
Long Term vs. Short Term
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Everyone please stand up…
Long Term and Short Term Planning
Short term: a project or resolution that
usually requires only a few steps to
achieve. Short term goals can usually be
completed within six months.
 Long term: requires more steps, more
time, and often more planning,
dedication, resources - can include
numerous short term goals.
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Goals Worksheet
“Smart plan? Bad plan?"
 This year I'm going to stop smoking.
 This year I want to buy my own house.
 This year I want to speak
better English.
“Smart plan? Bad plan?"
Bad Plan: This year I'm going to stop smoking.
Reasoning: Does not explain the steps to achieve
the goal.
Smart Plan: This month I will smoke only 10
cigarettes a day. Next month I will reduce that
number to 5. By month three, I will only allow
myself one cigarette a day. By month four I
will stop completely.
“Smart plan? Bad plan?"
Bad Plan: This year I want to buy my own
house.
Reasoning: Is not given a realistic time
frame.
Smart Plan: This year I will save PHP
10,000 toward purchasing my own house.
"Good plan? Bad plan?"
Bad Plan: This year I want to speak better
English.
Reasoning: Is not measurable.
Smart Plan: This year I will read 10 books
in English and make a point to speak with
native speakers and keep a log of the
vocabulary I learn.
"Good plan? Bad plan?"
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Does not explain the steps to achieve the
goal.
 Outline clear measurable steps.
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Is not given a realistic time frame.
 Outline time/deadlines to achieve steps.
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Is not measurable.
 Define methods to recognize success.
Smart Plans
This month I will smoke only 10 cigarettes
a day. Next month I will reduce that number
to 5. By month three, I will only allow
myself one cigarette a day. By month four I
will stop completely.
 This year I will save PHP 10,000 toward
purchasing my own house.
 This year I will read 10 books in English
and make a point to speak with native
speakers and keep a log of the vocabulary
I learn.
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Planning for the future means
 evaluating the present.
 setting realistic goals.
 adjusting steps along the way.
 never giving up.
Thank you!