MY GROWTH PLAN

Tito College-Student - 2/7/2012
Tito College-Student

MY SELF-IDENTITY, LIFE PURPOSE AND 5-YEAR MISSION

My Self-Identity and Life-PurposeMy 5-year Mission
My Self-Identity is that I see myself as:
A COACH & LEADER who has a strong, positive effect on kids and my community!
10/28/2008

My Life-Purpose is to:
FIND MY COMPLETE BALANCE IN LIFE. This balance is the ability to prepare adequately for most situations I could ever be in and to support others who find themselves in trying situations.
10/28/2008
By the end of 2015, I will have worked smart enough and hard enough to:

have graduated with a B+ average, be a high school teacher and soccer coach, be married, and have saved just about enough money to buy my first home.
10/29/2008

MY KEY VALUES AND BEHAVIORAL GROUNDRULES

PriorityKey ValueBehavioral Groundrules
1 Adventure
10/28/2008 		1) Take up opportunities that may seem difficult but offer growth and learning.

2) Don't live my life on easy mode or just in my comfort zone.
2 Care
10/28/2008 		1) Seek out ways to help others, especially when they can't help themselves.

2) Don't neglect pleas for help or look in the other direction.
3 Creativity
10/28/2008 		1) Write everyday, exploring the unknown both within and without.

2) Never become so comfortable with leisure that my mind stops working.
4 Education
10/28/2008 		1) Be open to all kinds of learning all the time. Remember all learning is subject to new information.

2) Never become close-minded and block out someone's opinion. Everyone's opinion is an opportunity for education.
5 Focus
10/28/2008 		1) Accomplish meaningful tasks that I start, taking responsibility for them.

2) Just because something is getting difficult or others oppose my actions, I should keep in mind what's important to me and stick with my goals.
6 Independence
10/28/2008 		1) Be self-sufficient and capable of solving my own problems.

2) Don't fall back on family everytime the opportunity presents itself. Autonomy is important.
7 Inner Peace
10/28/2008 		1) Reach my goals, knowing myself and being capable of doing what I need to do. Be my own unique person.

2) Don't disrupt the balance between socializing and time alone. Both are equally important.

MY LONG-TERM ACHIEVEMENT GOALS

CategoryLong-Term Achievement Goal
Work/Career 1) To be a winning high school or college coach who makes a real difference in the lives of my players

2) To be a great teacher who motivates students to do things they never thought they could do
10/30/2008
Education/Learning 1) To graduate with honors from college with a high school teaching degree and the skills needed to coach high school sports

2) To frequently attend classes and workshops that continually improve what I do as a teacher and a coach
7/17/2008
Family/Relationships 1) To be happily married someday and raise my kids well

2) To stay close to my parents, bothers and sisters, and other family in Mexico
7/17/2008

MY PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS

PriorityPersonal Development Goal/DescriptionAction-Steps to Achieve This Goal
1 Develop My Capabilities
I should develop my strong capabilities to be a creative communicator, an empathetic helper, and a practical doer.
10/29/2008 		1)  I will make developing one strong capability one of my Performance Progress Benchmarks most quarters.

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2 Be More Assertive & Provide Structure For Others
I need to watch and control my tendency to want to hang back too much and let others lead.
10/30/2008 		1)  During my summer soccer coaching job, I'll make sure that I take the initiative to lead activities.

2)  In class discussions and college activities, I'll step up and make sure that I let others know what I'm thinking.
3 Don't Over-Please People
I need to watch and control my tendency to want to please too many people at one time.
10/30/2008 		1)  I will constantly watch that I may be trying to please too many people at one time.

2)  But, I won't stop trying to please people at all.
4 Get Input From Others
As soon as I know my own views on a particular issue, I need to talk to someone I trust to get his or her input.
10/29/2008 		1)  I will check things out with my friend Mitch when I'm facing a real tough issue.

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5 Don't Always Go It Alone
I need to watch and control my tendency to "go it alone" and not want to be included in activities with others.
10/30/2008 		1)  I will make an extra effort to try to be included in some important activities to me.

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MY ANNUAL OBJECTIVES TO REACH MY LIFE-GOALS BY THE END OF 2015

My 2011 Objectives To Reach This GoalMy 2012 Objectives To Reach This GoalMy 2013 Objectives To Reach This GoalMy 2014 Objectives To Reach This GoalMy 2015 Objectives To Reach This GoalPriorityKey Life-Goal/
Description
Get at least a B- in all 1st year courses. Consider possible teaching areas. 10/29/2008 Have a B average, decide on my teaching subject area; transfer to the U. 10/29/2008 Get at least a B+ in my teaching area courses, and have an overall B average. 10/29/2008 Get at least an A- in my teaching area courses, and have an overall B+ average. 10/29/2008 Relax -- Enjoy being out of school !! 10/30/2008 1 Graduation & Grades
I will have transferred to the University and graduated with at least a B+ average by June of 2014.
1/27/2011
High Growth
Stay in touch with my family back in Mexico by email and phone, and spend time with my brother here in the States. 10/30/2008 Save money and take a trip home for Christmas holidays. 10/29/2008 Stay in touch by email and phone. 10/29/2008 Save money to help pay for my family coming to my graduation. 10/29/2008 Have my family at my graduation. 10/29/2008 2 Family
I will stay close to my older brother here in the States and go home to visit the rest of my family in Mexico at least every other year.
10/29/2008
Low Growth
Stop just hanging out with the guys and begin dating. 10/30/2008 Write down what I'm looking for in a wife & mother of my kids, and begin looking for such a person. 10/30/2008 Be willing to get serious about the right woman. 10/30/2008 If things are going well, consider getting engaged. 10/30/2008 Maybe, get married. 10/30/2008 3 Dating, Marriage & Kids
By 2015, I will be engaged or have a close relationship with the woman I want to marry and have kids with.
1/27/2011
High Growth
Consider being a physical ed. major, but also look for a double-major in another subject area, possibly math. 10/29/2008 Talk to high school teachers and coaches to find out what makes a good teacher and coach. 10/29/2008 Develop the personal skills needed for being a good classroom teacher and coach. 10/29/2008 Do practice teaching (if possible) in an urban school with a lot of Latino's. 10/29/2008 Obtain a teaching/coaching position in L.A. or other Latino urban high school. 10/29/2008 4 Teaching & Coaching
By 2015 I will be a math teacher and an assistant soccer coach in a largely Latino high school somewhere in the States, possibly in L.A.
1/27/2011
High Growth
Workout in the gym 4 times a week, and play on pick-up soccer games on the weekends. 10/29/2008 Go out for the soccer team. Control between-meal snacking. 10/29/2008 Improve my personal performance on the soccer team. 10/29/2008 Be captain of the soccer team. 10/29/2008 Workout in the gym 4 times a week. Play on weekend soccer team. 10/29/2008 5 Health, Sports & Recreation
I will play soccer in college and do some kind of heavy physical activity or exercise 5 days a week ... and eat at least "somewhat" healthy.
10/31/2008
Growth
Stay in touch with my high school buds and cousins & friends in Mexico. 10/30/2008 Develop new friends -- do something together on weekends. 10/30/2008 Live and make new friends at a frat house, possibly at the U. 10/30/2008 Consider a graduation summer trip with Latino and other friends. 10/30/2008 Find new soccer buds in city where I'm teaching. 10/30/2008 6 Friends
I will play soccer and hang out at least once a week with my closest friends ... and be there for them when they need me.
10/29/2008
Growth
No action; focus on school. 10/30/2008 No action; focus on sports and schoolwork. 10/30/2008 Begin tutoring youth at Latino social service agency. 10/30/2008 Get involved in supporting a Latino political candidate. 10/30/2008 Look for volunteer service and political action opportunities in teaching location. 10/30/2008 7 Helping My People
Beginning in 2013, I will volunteer once a month at a Latino social service agency or be active politically on Latino issues.
1/27/2011
Low Growth
Try to attend mass once a month and meditate on my morning run. 10/30/2008 Take an elective class in personal spirituality or world religions, and reconsider my faith. 10/30/2008 Attend mass twice a month and meditate on my morning run. 10/30/2008 Attend mass twice a month and meditate on my morning run. 10/30/2008 Find a new church and attend mass almost every week. 10/30/2008 8 Spirituality
I will try to practice my faith regularly, and attend mass at least 2 times a month.
10/29/2008
High Growth
Apply for financial aid, continue part-time job; get good paying summer construction job; and watch my spending. 10/29/2008 Reduce part-time job to go out for soccer team; continue summer construction job; begin saving to buy a home someday. 10/29/2008 If needed, take loans for going to U.; continue summer construction job; continue saving for a home. 10/29/2008 Watch spending; continue summer construction job for last year; continue saving for a home. 10/29/2008 Get teaching/coaching job; save enough money for downpayment on my own home, and maybe get married. 10/29/2008 9 Watch Money & Own Home
I will carefully watch what I spend my money on while I'm in college, and I will begin saving $3,000 a year in 2012 so I can own my own home by the end of 2015.
10/31/2008
Maintain
Control the fun; focus on schoolwork. 10/30/2008 Try a new fun activity -- possibly skydiving or hang-gliding. 10/30/2008 Continue new fun activity. 10/30/2008 Find couples to do fun things with. 10/30/2008 Find new or continue existing fun activity. 10/30/2008 10 Fun & New Interest
I will kick back and have some fun at least once a week ... and by 2012 find a totally new activity for having fun in my life.
1/27/2011
Growth

MY VISIONARY DESCRIPTION OF MY LIFE IN 2015 when I HAVE ACHIEVED MY GOALS

December, 2015

Take a look at him. There sits Tito in his favorite chair on the deck of his first house, overlooking the hills in a suburb just east of L.A. And, here comes his wife Julie with a cold one for him and glass of lemonade for her. Who would have guessed way back in late fall of 2008 when he put together his Growth Plan that so much of it would have come true just as he planned that it would.

Tito really feels good about himself these days. He's just completed his first year teaching math in a largely Latino high school in L.A.. He is even one of the two assistant soccer coaches. "It sure feels good helping young people getting started in life," he said to Julie as they kicked back, reflecting on everything that has happened in the last couple of years.

Graduation from the U. a year ago in June was something special. Tito's parents, brother and sister made it all the way from Mexico City, and Julie's parents came from Chicago. Then came the wedding this past Christmas in Chicago, the job interviews in L.A., and finally scraping up enough money to buy their first home. What a year!!

Tito really feels good about all that he's accomplished in a few short years. In addition to the college degree, teaching and coaching positions, new wife and home, he's now even closer to his parents and brothers and sisters back home in Mexico, exercices regularly, watches his weight, goes to mass almost every Saturday evening, volunteers at the Latino Youth Club in L.A., keeps in touch with his Latino college buds, and even occasionally gets away on Sundays to hang-glide.

Just as important, Tito has toughened up personally, not taking things so personally, being more assertive with his ideas, and even volunteering for leadership roles at school and in the Latino community.

Life just simply can't get much better for Tito these days!!
1/27/2011
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MY BARRIER ANALYSIS

My Biggest Barrier to Achieving My GoalsWhat I Will Do to Overcome This Barrier
NOT FOCUSING - NOT HITTING THE BOOKS - NOT BEING DISCIPLINED!! I need to simply put in the time to keep my grades up so I can transfer and graduate from the U with grades good enough to get a good coaching position.

10/30/2008 1:43:00 AM 		Start hanging around more with a crowd that gets the job done ... and possibly get a study-buddy to help me in my tough courses.