Goals Summary

Topics:

 1. If you could become anything you wanted, or accomplish anything you wanted in life, what would it be? What can you do to make that happen? Are you doing it? (Why or why not?)

 2. Agree or disagree: It’s better to set lower goals than to risk failure by setting higher ones.

3. What’s the difference between a wish and a goal?

4. What’s the difference between failing and being a failure?

 5. What are some good ways to deal with disappointments?

6. What is your personal definition of success?

7. Write about a time when you succeeded at something because you made it a goal and committed to it. a. Describe what happened. b. How did that make you feel? c. What did you learn from that experience? d. Did you have to overcome prior failure before achieving success?


8. What is a short-term goal you wish to accomplish at school, before you graduate high school? How will you go about achieving this goal? What steps have you already taken? What further steps will you need to take?