INSTIGATIONAL TALK TOUR AMONGST SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN UGBOKOLO, OKPOKWU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, BENUE STATE : GOAL GETTING AND GOAL SETTING
BY
CORPER ONI GBOTEMI JERRY
BN/18C/0090

I embarked on a series of talk tour at the beginning of the third term 2018/2019 Session and it encompassed selected secondary schools in Ugbokolo as part of my CDS efforts and also in a bid to make the most of the moments in my service year. The schools include;
Ebute Memorial Secondary School, Ugbokolo.
Christ Redeemer's College, Okpafie and
St. James Secondary School, Odessasa-Ugbokolo in Okpokwu Local Government, Benue State.

The focus/theme was GOAL SETTING AND GOAL GETTING and I will be speaking in the light of this shortly.

Good morning students,....Good morning Sir..... trust you are doing great as usual......Great Nigerian Students...... Greatttttttt!!!....Are you good to go....Good to go.....Good to go....Good to go Sir... Alright Thank you...I love you guys so much....You are very smart....You are the best.

To begin with what is a goal??...A goal is simply what you set out to achieve with a specific time frame. A goal is popularly defined with respect with the acronym....SMART....S---Specific , M--- Measurable, A----Achievable/Attainable, R--Realistic, T------Time-bound.

Let's digress a bit to put this in perspective. Your teachers are usually magnanimous to give you an invisible 100% on the columns for the subjects on the report card(dossier) at the inception of every term/session, unfortunately most times at the end of the term, we often discover that we fall short or far below expectation. What went wrong.....There is just one thing we most likely lost the battle to in the long run which is *consistency*. But no matter how the 1st and 2nd term had been for you, give thanks to God and look forward to better times/days in this 3rd term.

The absolute truth is that you cannot afford to live your life at this phase/stage haphazardly nor markedly with inconsistencies and incongruities. Success itself is/can be very predictable but what should you do to get it right....

(1)It is important that you become correct by beginning to set goals and evaluate yourself as occasion demands. Don't just set goals in your mind, you must write your goals down to reality, state clearly the subjects you are offering and your target scores(goals) respectively and place where you will see it sharply at a glance, this will greatly fuel and push you hard to achieving your goals. I have imbibed this and hav since paid off big time.

(2)Change your belief systems, mindset, ideology; you and your results/grades to a reasonable extent, as an outcome/outflow of your thoughts/perceptions/reflections....Until your mind is changed,renewed and upgraded, nothing will change about your life and academics generally.

(3)Understand your personality: study and understand how your body, make up operates/functions. Don't copy anyone...Be yourself...You are not a photocopy...Know and note the conditions/atmosphere under which your assimilation rate is fastest and stick to it.

(4)Choose your friends wisely: look for friends who will challenge and spur you to achieving your goals. Friends who are not satisfied with mediocrity but hunger for excellence.

(5)Change your habits where necessary: Identify habits that limit you from achieving your goals and drop them.....and as soon as you drop them, consciously pick up new/correct ones

(6) This is even more crucial and expedient because quite a number of us actually set goals but we still end up not achieving them at a reasonable degree because they are just too cumbersome.

If you will ever be consistent to the end that you achieve the goals in this third term. You must organize/write your goals into phases and bits. Break these goals which you hope to achieve into bits/phases and set your priority right each day with high level discipline. Also, evaluate yourself on a regular basis as you progress further. If you can meticulously adopt this, you will look/check back at the end of the term and be very glad you did...

Reward yourself when you eventually you get the goals you set out and if you failed don't punish yourself or feel bad at all..There is a room for improvement.. It is never occupied by anyobe, it is solely for you. Identify why you missed the goal and work towards averting/avoiding such next time.....
Better Days Ahead...

Thank you for your attention.

Op

Do you mean inspirational talks?

What are you instigating the kids to do with your talks?

I'm confused..