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The awareness stage then involves clarifying what you believe and
what it is you want to achieve. What you want to achieve is best
captured through setting goals or targets, in other words, by setting
goals and targets you are actually defining what is important to you.
It is not an easy task to identify your goals accurately. Usually you
will have some idea of what they entail, but you must consciously
‘dig’ them out of your mind. The following points may help you to
define and set goals.

● Importance/Priorities: Separate personal, professional (career
or business) and family goals.
● Past Experience: Think about the things you have done or
those that have happened to you that have made you feel
‘good’: when you felt you had really achieved something.
● Realistic: Make sure the goals you set are realistic.
● Limited: While some goals may be realistic, others may be set
too low to challenge you.
● Specific: Make sure your goals are reasonably specific and
include some form of a deadline. Think about how you will
achieve your goals and plan for this.

● Written: Put your goals in writing – they will be of little use for
planning if they are not formalized.

INFLUENCES ON TIME USAGE, OTHER FACTORS

An example of a preferred way of working is shown below, with an
assessment of its impact on the Beginning Principal’s time.
Example:

DESCRIPTION INFLUENCE ON TIME USAGE
Door is always open to Always being interrupted. Never
teachers for any reason. seem to be able to work on a project
for a long period of time.
Concentration broken.
HABITS
BEHAVIOURS

WAYS OF COMMUNICATING

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