1. Long-term v short-term goals
Chapter 1

2. Short-term Goals Something you want in the near future (SOON) Today
This week
This month
This year

3. Short-Term Goals Goals you can achieve in 12 months or less Examples:
Losing a few pounds
Saving a small amount of money
Getting a good grade on a test
Examples:
Joining a school club or sports team
Take a class
Buy and new television
Picking a new hobby
Write my resume
Making a friend
Getting holiday shopping done
Breaking a habit
Finishing a school project

4. Long-Term Goals Something you want to do in the future
Require time and planning
Not something you can do this week or even this year
Are usually those that are meaningful and give you a sense of greater purpose
**The problem with long-term goals is that they are usually far off in the future and will take a long time to achieve. Staying focused on the goal can be a challenge.

5. Long Term Goals Take 12 months or more to achieve Examples:
Saving up for a new electronic device
Getting into college
Examples:
Getting perfect attendance for a year
Graduate from college
Save for retirement
Finding a job in a specific field
Have your own business
Raising a large amount of money
Losing 50 pounds
Running a marathon

6. Tips for setting long-term goals
Work backwards--think about what you want to achieve then plan steps going back to what you can do right now
Create a picture of where you want to be in 10 years
Think about what you need to do in five years, in one year, in six months to get to your long-term goal
Write down what you need to do each month to achieve your goal
After each monthly goals is achieved, look at your goals and adjust them as needed

7. Tips for setting long-term goals
Set short-term goals to help make reaching your long-term goals more manageable—the pizza principle
These are called enabling goals because they enable you to reach your long-term goal.

8. Prioritizing your goals
How do you decide what to do first? How do you adjust your goals?-- Prioritize
Prioritizigne means that you decide what is most important to you right now. All of your goals are important, but it is impossible to work on all of them at once.
Choose what is most important right now
Focus mainly on that goal
Add additional goals as you become comfortable with your efforts
Be flexible. Change your focus on goals as your life changes

9. Goals, both long-term and short-term, motivate us to be focused and productive. However, there comes a time when prioritizing between long-term and short-term goals seems like a daunting task. Prioritizing goals must start with identifying your long-term and short- term goals.
It is important to maintain a balance between short- term and long-term goals. Have at least one short-term goal and one long-term goal at any given time. Having long-term goals is necessary but always keep in mind that your will need time to achieve them.