Looking Toward the Future

So far in this class, you have reflected upon past positive experiences from your life and you have applied various life theories to these experiences. Now it is time to use what you have learned about these theories and past experiences to set ongoing goals for your educational and professional future.

1. Identify and describe three goals: One personal (Save My Marriage), one professional(Get Promoted two times), and one academic goal (BA In Orginzational Managment) for your major field of study in the online environment.
2. For each of your three goals, apply the SMART goal process and explain each component.
3. Create an accountability plan for meeting each of your goals. How will you overcome obstacles?
4. Predict success in achieving your goals based on your past positive experiences, your individual personality (as determined by the trait approach discussed in chapter six), and your major field of study.

This assignment must be approximately three pages in length (not including your title and reference page), double spaced, written in Times New Roman 12-point font, and submitted as a Microsoft Word document using the Assignment Submission button. Support your work with citations from two scholarly sources. One can be from Adult Development and Learning; however, the other source must be from the Ashford University Library (see video below). The paper must be properly formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center and include a separate title and reference page.

Mossler, R. A. (2013). Adult development and learning. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.