1. Tiffany Malcolm
February 15, 2012
Chapter 2- Goals and Time Management
1.) How do goals help you strive for success?
-Goals are the practical steps that bring our purpose to life and share some common
characteristics. Goals are also based on values.
Clarifying values helps individuals to
Set goals that is meaningful (so that you would want to accomplish them more)
Use limited resources, such as time and money, in satisfying ways
Find people who inspire them (when seeing people that have the same goals as you
successful, it makes one determined and want to continue striving for their goals to
get to the same success.
2.) How can you create and achieve realistic goals?
-Create a personal mission statement
A mission statement is your longest long-term goal
Based on the work of Stephen Covey, the elements of a personal mission statement
are:
Character. What you want to be?
Contributions and achievements. What you want to do?
Values. Principles that guide your goals
Also using the SMART system. {A system for writing goals that increases the likelihood
of success.}
3.) How can you effectively manage your time?
• -Build a schedule
• Be aware of your best time of day for various tasks
• Consider the length of time you can concentrate effectively without a break

2. • Give ample time to goal-related activities, and then schedule other tasks around them
• Identify and reduce your timewasters
• Post a monthly calendar at home, and carry a planner with you
• Use a planner
• A planner holds a written record of goals and commitments
• Record “fixed time” activities first
• Record “flex time” but important activities second
• In college
• Refer to each course syllabus and write in assignment deadlines and test dates
• Block out study time (2 hours of study time per week for every 1 hour of class time)
• Include appointments and special events
• Leave some unscheduled time if possible
Get to Know Yourself
1) What are you good at and interested in?
-I am good at nurturing, so I am interested in being a midwife.
2) What do you want to achieve?
-I want to achieve the process of being focus more in life so I can hurry up and
graduate and become a better mother to my kids financially.
3) What values guide your life choices?
-I believe that the only main value that really matters in my life that makes me want
to succeed beyond measures would have to be my family.