1. Step 1: Draft your Long-Term Goals Begin by reading page
Step 1: Draft your Long-Term GoalsBegin by reading page 8.3 in the webtext about SMART
goals and long-term goal setting. Follow the directions on those pages to come up with two
long-term goals for your own life – one related to your academic future and one for your
career/professional future. Follow the SMART framework outlined in the webtext to make
sure each goal is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and TimelyStep 2: Create your
Action PlansRead pages 8.5-8.7 in the webtext to review a sample Action Plan and begin
creating your own. Then go to the template for this assignment to begin filling in your two
action plans using the chart provided. Delete the example provided there in red and fill it in
with your own plan. You will need four short-term goals for each of your two long-term
goals.Your action plans should include at least one short-term goal that makes use of a
resource on the Excelsior College Career Development (Links to an external
site.)website.Step 3: ReflectBelow your action plans, reflect on this exercise and your next
steps. Respond to the following questions in a few sentences each:Do the short and long-
term goals I’ve laid out here match my interests, abilities, and values?What questions or
concerns do I still have about my goals? How can I work with others to resolve my
concen.When I think about achieving these long-term goals, how do I feel?WEBTEXT
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