Prioritize and Execute
Our method for “Goals-Setting” is actually three-fold and the determination of the goals is just the first beginning. We will outline the three aspects of goal-setting below:
1. Setting a Goal: Goals are what keeps up progressing and striving towards something. Without a goal, we become complacent and stagnant where we currently are. Our students learn to set meaningful goals, whether this be goals for practice, where they want to go and who they want to become after high school, and what they want to achieve. These students have the capability to achieve amazing things and we want them to set goals that are both challenging and meaningful. This could be getting into the Naval Academy, landing that dream job or internship, or even a physical goal like running a marathon.
2. Measuring the Success Towards a Goal: Determining a goal is the easy part — define what winning means to you and then set your goal accordingly. However, this is only the first step. In the Junior SEAL teams, setting a goal isn’t enough. Challenging goals cannot be made in one jump. What we mean by this is that you must recognize and measure your progress towards that goal so that you can ensure you are on track to achieve the given goal. As a team, we need to be confident in developing plans and goals as well as assessing and prioritizing our objectives so that we can execute our plan until the goal is achieved.
3. Reanalyze and Reassess: As we all know, goals don’t always come to fruition as originally planned. Situations change and we must use our situational awareness to reanalyze and reassess our goals so that we can adjust our goals and plans so that we can continue to progress in a given direction. We want our students to understand that success isn’t solely the realization of a certain “goal” Rather, it is the progress made and measured towards something. They may not hit their initial goal, but they will learn how to set goals, measure their success towards those goals, and adjust whenever necessary.
The communication skills I developed from this program helped me become a successful entrepreneur and global ambassador.
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The JNS program has provided an outlet for me to enhance my leadership qualities and work alongside some of the most pristine students and athletes in the region. When I work with my team, I strive to perform at the highest level possible because of the respect I have for the Navy Seal Trident we wear. The sense of professionalism, confidence, and punctuality that I have developed in the JNS program has influenced every aspect of my life. In school, I am given much respect from my peers and educators because of the manner I conduct myself. What I have gained by being a JNS will continue to benefit me as I continue my education and enter into the workforce.
Training with the Jr. Navy SEALs blessed my son Stephen to see in himself and accomplish those goals I as a parent always knew he had inside of him. He learned to be successful at doing challenging physical tasks which helped him develop greater mental and emotional fortitude in his journey to adulthood. We are forever grateful for the positive impact the Jr. Navy SEALs had on Stephen being able to see and tap into his rich potential and inner strength
As a parent and coach for the Junior Navy SEALs for the past few years, I have been nothing short of awestruck with regard to the changes in my daughter Emily, now a senior at Beyer. She started high school as a bright student but struggled to fit in. Almost immediately after joining the Jr SEALs, Emily referred to the group as her “brothers.” She developed a vision of her path in life – one with the military. She is more poised and confident; able to handle the stress of AP classes, girl scouts, wrestling, and civic clubs with more ease than ever before. I credit that to Mr. Wesson’s life lessons, the six pillars of the Jr Navy SEALs: stress control, communication, situational awareness, teamwork, goal setting, and etiquette. Thank you, Mr. Wesson, we are forever filled with gratitude.
I have never experienced such professionalism from young high schoolers. I would hire every one of them after college if I could.