Learning Outcomes After studying this lesson, you will be able to ● ● explain the importance of taking responsibility for your health and wellness ● ● use the decision-making process to solve problems and make healthy choices and ● ● develop a plan to achieve short- and long-term SMART goals. Lesson 2.1 Making Decisions and Setting Goals Essential Question? What skills do you need to make health-promoting decisions and goals? Key Terms alternatives collaborative decision-making decision-making process goal SMART goal values A s a young child, you did not make many choices for yourself—the adults in your life chose for you or gave you alternatives from which you could choose. Now that you are a teen, you make many of your own choices, including choices that affect your health. For example, if your school cafeteria offers pizza and a salad bar, you make the choice between the two. You also choose whether you will be physically active or sit in front of a screen much of the day. These choices and others impact your health and quality of life in either a positive or negative way. Why not learn how to make healthy lifestyle choices now that can help you stay healthy for many years to come? Analyze Influences In this lesson, you will learn about making decisions and setting goals. Find a quote about setting goals or making decisions that motivates you. Then, write a self-reflection about why you chose that particular quote and what it means to you. Why does this quote appeal to you? What does it tell you about your beliefs and values? Explain how this quote might help you in the future as you make decisions about your health and set short- and long-term goals. Warm-Up Activity Get Motivated Boyko.Pictures/Shutterstock.com Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 34 Unit 1 Promoting a Lifetime of Health and Wellness