[OLD THREAD] Project Achieve Your Goals - TEENS!!!
Setting goals is the easy part...reaching them can be more challenging!
Having someone support you in reaching your personal goals can be incredibly helpful. Today, wed like to announce a new community program aimed at helping you reach your goals.
Well need both listeners & members to make this happen! Here is how you can get involved in this project:
Members:
Step 1: Post a goal youd like to work towards in this thread. Be specific! Goals work great when you can make them measurable. Usually that involves a time period and a number of times. Additionally, you want to start by making goals achievable. Do not make your goals too hard or you will grow frustrated and not be able to reach them. Much better to make them easy to accomplish to build your confidence right from the start.
examples:
I want to cook dinner for myself 3 nights per week
I want to go to the gym 1 time per week
Take 3 growth path steps every day
Step 2: Specify if you'd like a listener to check in on you 1 or 2x/week.
Step 3: Wait for a listener to reply to you! They will reply and let you know they will support you reach this goal.
Step 4: PM this listener to get going! They will not be able to support you by checking in on you if you do not first PM them. If you find that a listener has not followed up, then please post again and request another listener.
Step 5: Post your progress each week in this thread and also on your feed so more people can support you in achieving your goals.
Step 6: Once you have achieved your goal and the new behavior or habit has been consistent for 21 days, then apply for the Goal 1 Badge. We'll likely have several goals, so there will be Goal 2, Goal 3 etc. (Feel free to help us come up with better names!)
Listeners:
Step 1: Wait for members to share their goals in this thread! When you see a goal/member youd like to support, reply to their forum post and let them know!
Step 2: Once this member has messaged you and established connection over PM, its your job to better understand the members goal, why its important and what you can do to best support them.
Step 3: Make a commitment! Check-in with this member twice per week and enquire about the goal!
Step 4: Let us know how you and your member are doing! In this thread, we will track your progress as team. Post here to let us know how it's going!
Step 5: After your member has reached their goal, let us know and apply for the Coach badge. More details on this soon!
@Laura Awesome, thanks for this thread! 
My goal I would like to achieve is to not to self harm again at all <3
But for now i am going to aim for 1 week :)
This is the goal i am setting myself :) <3
@JoyIntoDarkness Hi, it's so nice to meet you, I'm Victoria! You can PM me anytime! I think your goal is an amazing one, and with strength and patience, anything can be done! 
@JoyIntoDarkness So proud to find you here, you can do it <3
@JoyIntoDarkness, I think you goal is great! I'm sure you can achieve it! Message me anytime and I'm happy to help you achieve this goal! You got this :)
My goal is to improve my grades in school, more than that to prove myself i am smarter than i think i am 
I'll set this goal for 2 months, it may be hard but with with a bit of effort and allot of enthusiasm i think i can :)
@ImBadWithN4mes
Hi there! I'm Gaby and I'll like to support your goal. 
Send me a message whenever you want. I'm here for you
@LovableDoggie, sounds like a great goal! I'm sure you can do it! Message me anytime I'll be happy to help you achieve this goal! Go you!
@LovableDoggie
Hi Lovable! How is your goal going?
@LovableDoggie
Hi Lovable! How is your goal going?
I'm aiming to reach 100 days without self harm. I'm at 53 right now, and I kind of need help.
@lovelikewar
Hello! What an amazing goal. Let's make that happen. Send me a PM, and we can see what we can do :)
@lovelikewar Hello, It's lovely to meet you :) that is an incredibly amazing goal to have ! Just PM me anytime and i would absolutely love to help and support you through this amazing goal <3
I want to come out to my parents as transgender.
I would love for it to be within the next few months, but thats unlikely
@navyComputer4417 I can help you with this if you'd like, I know coming out can be really nerve wracking. ❤
@NewRomantic677 Sure thing, talk to me sometime and id love to get your help
Do we have a thread just like this for +18? and do we have one for listeners too? I mean can listener's join on posting their own goals? :D
@Soldrew2015
Hey, here's the link for the 18+ thread: http://www.7cups.com/forum/GetSupport_28/SettingGoalsAchievingThem_675/ProjectAchieveYourGoals18_33344/1/
Not sure if we have one for listeners as well or if listeners can post their own goals on non member accounts but I'm sure someone here can answer that question :)
@Claire91 Thank you! I appreciate your response regarding this query :)
@Soldrew2015
No problem! I hope you get answers to your other questions :)
My goal is to avoid cutting for one day because if i can do one maybe i can stop completely
@powerfulEast4924 That is a awesome goal that you have. I would love to support you in this journey! If you want you can send me a PM and we can go from there. You are not alone <3
Im just coming out of a relationship that crashed and burned all off a sudden (my post is in the breakup forum) my goal is i want to put everything that happened to rest, so i can move on and look forward to my next relationship. I want to hopefully move on completely by the end of the year.
@drew101 That's a great goal and if you need some support in achieving that, PM me anytime. :)
Sorry I guess I posted in the wrong area. It wont let me message you because you only reply to teens. In my book I thought being 19 was still being a teen but I guess im considered an adult now. I have to go post in the adult section :( @kthepoet13
My goal is to find more motivation to better fulfill my responsibilities and to learn how to cope with my anxiety and depression in healthy ways.
@marleneissuperkawaii That's a great goal you've set up for yourself. I'd love to support you and help you through it. You can PM me and we'll get started :)
My goal is to try and have a proper conversation with some one with out having an anxiety attack to take the first step in over coming my social anxiety i have been stuck with it for too long and it's time for it to go
@raspberrySouth2601 this is an awesome goal raspberry you can PM me whenever you want so you and I can set the time of our conversation 
expecting to see you soon
PANDA
@raspberrySouth2601 Im here to help <3