What are values? What are goals? And how are they connected? These questions are easy to ask, but they're not so simple to answer. This three-section program combines commentary from educators and students with in-class exercise segments to explore the meaning of values and goals and illustrate how they steer and shape a person's life-in college and beyond. Correlates to National and State Educational Standards including the NCLB Act.

Living life without a goal is like taking a trip without selecting a destination. This program explains the difference between goals and dreams; distinguishes between short- and long-term goals as well as personal, physical, financial, academic, and career goals; and offers strategies for achieving them. The importance of putting goals in writing, setting a timetable, staying focused, and being flexible is stressed.

The ultimate goal of any aspiring athlete is to execute skills with form and efficiency. This program helps cultivate an awareness of how skills are developed and conditioned at an elite level. Drawing a distinction between skills and abilities, the video explores types of skills, the three stages of skill acquisition, and the importance of accepting that all athletes have different learning curves. Viewers also discover internal and external factors...

How often have you set a goal but struggled to achieve it? This video helps you improve your success rate by taking note of the five common mistakes people make when setting goals and how to overcome them. Topics in the program include unclear and vague goals, unrealistic goals, conflicting goals, not learning from experience, and not celebrating goal achievements.

The most purposeful people in the world spend their time doing what they love. This video will help viewers discover and live a life of purpose by answering the question "What should I do with my time that will benefit both me and society?" Topics include beliefs, values, achievements, feedback, empowering questions, goal-setting, your life story, writing your future, vision boards, making your passion pay, affirmations, and more. "If you have a purpose,...

Smart athletes put their trust in their coaches. So what do smart coaches do to earn that trust? This program offers detailed suggestions, examining the physical and mental areas of a player's development in which a successful coach operates. Using interviews with professional coaches, training experts, and student athletes, the film explores various aspects of the coach's responsibilities. These include organizing an effective training session; setting...

It's now an established principle that an athlete's mental preparation will have a marked effect on his or her performance. As a result of this, many coaches, teachers, and instructors have begun utilizing the principles of sports psychology, especially at the elite level. Unfortunately, materials that actually explain what sport psychology is all about are not always easy to find. In this video, viewers learn about the ways in which sports psychology...

The Provisions Cafe is known for its great coffee, food, and atmosphere. This case study takes viewers behind the scenes at the Provisions, illustrating the procedures and best practices that make for a well-run, successful cafe. Using high-energy visuals and detailed interviews with the Provisions' owner/manager, the program explores a typical day in the life of the cafe-including early morning kitchen and front-of-house set-up, preparations for...

The ability to defuse confrontation and arrive at a solution that is acceptable to everyone involved is a quality that all employers value. This video illustrates how to courteously resolve office conflicts by depersonalizing them, opening the lines of communication, and examining all options in order to come to an agreement. Brainstorming with coworkers is presented as a means of developing consensus.

Poor stress management, stemming from factors such as impending deadlines, work overload, and procrastination, can lead directly to burnout, one of the top reasons for quitting a job. This video identifies workplace stressors and offers guidelines for reducing their impact to a safe level. Proven principles of stress management, including proper nutrition, adequate rest, and non-work-related pastimes, are emphasized as keys to good health and better...