Question

Gary wants to get scholarship offers to play football in college. He sets the following goal for himself: This season, I want to increase my passing yards from 40 yard per game to 350. I do not want to throw any interceptions. And I need to be the star of every game so scouts notice me. Which statement best describes Gary's goal?
A. Gary's goal is ineffective because it is not attainable.

B. Gary's goal is effective and realistic because it shows that he is going to be
successful because college is very important to him.

C.Gary's goal is ineffective and unrealistic because he does not have enough experience.

D.Gary's goal is effective and realistic because it includes the improvement he wants to make and the time frame he has to complete the goal.

Answer 1

Answer:

Hi. THe answer here would be option A.

Explanation:

This goal does not seem realistic because the goal Gary hasn't stop to consider the following things:

1- He might not have considered that he might need to throw interceptions to help the other players even if he doesn't want to.

2- He is not in charge of deciding if he will be the start of the game and there are many other kids who are probably looking to be the star of the football game.

3- increasing his passing yards from 40 to 350 is doable but requires a lot of practice

Answer 2

The correct answer is "D)":

In order to set yourself a goal. You must make sure it is achievable and can be met in the timeframe you have. Once you have this clear, you can then proceed to subdivide your goal into smaller tasks that have to be completed in order to achieve the main goal.

In this example, Gary is pretending to improve his passing capacity from 40 to 350 yards per game (almost 9 times more), besides avoiding all interceptions and, above all, performing like the star of every game. Although highly demanding, these are all achievable goals because they are quantifiable and eventually could be achieved during the season.