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Research shows that when girls set goals they reach them! Goal setting promotes success at the team and individual level. It's an important life skill and the best way to improve your overall cookie sale results. Goal setting helps girls focus on outcomes or the "take action" steps of the Girl Scout Leadership Model (Discover, Connect and Take Action).
When girls set and meet their goals they feel good about themselves, which builds self-confidence. Customers love hearing about girls' goals so make sure girls are ready to share them.
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Setting goals is easy, fun and inspiring! Use our three-step plan for success.
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- Help the girls make a list of things they would like to do in the near future.
- Have the girls include a service project or philanthropic activity as part of their "take action" step in the leadership model, focusing on "making the world a better place."
- " Discuss the list and have the girls choose a fun activity and an activity that will help make the world a better place. Save leftover ideas in a Tomorrow Box so you can use them later.
- Suggest using cookie dollars to pay for it.
Having trouble getting the list started? Sit in a circle and, starting with the leader, call out activities the group might do -- there are no bad ideas, and it's not time to discuss them yet. Make a game out of seeing how many times you can go around the circle without running out of ideas. Be sure to have someone keep a list of all the suggestions!
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- Research or estimate the cost of the activities selected.
- Figure out how many boxes the group will need to sell to cover expenses.
- Divide that number by the number of girls selling to get the per-girl average.
If your individual girl goal seems unrealistic, the troop can practice problem solving--either to modify the activity or come up with ideas for selling more cookies to reach that level.
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- Develop a list of skills associated with good sales and marketing people.
- Help the girls decide which skill they would like to learn or strengthen for themselves.
- Suggest that each girl to set personal leadership goals and sales goals.
- Encourage the girls to share their goals with their family and friends.
Voting On the Line
Here's a way to make deciding active by marking a long line on the floor and making one end "Yes" and the other end "No." Discuss activities and learning goals and let girls vote by moving to a place on the line. Allow girls to discuss their votes from where they stand, and change their minds after each girl has been heard. By doing this, girls develop their persuasion skills, as well as skills in defining their position.
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