Exam 2: Setting Goals and Managing Time

Which of the following is a helpful rule for stating goals?

What kind of goal takes between one and five years to achieve?

Setting a deadline for starting a task can help you:

A(n) ____________________ is a helpful time-management tool for intermediate- and long-term scheduling.

What's a good way to start identifying your goals?

What should you think of first when preparing an action plan?

A person who volunteers time at a soup kitchen is pursuing what type of goal?

Goals should be as general as possible.

Goal schedules, social appointments, and school activities should be recorded:

A "to do" list is useful for long-term planning.

Tyree works full time and has just enrolled in his first course at a local community college. He plans to get his associate's degree in 4 or 5 years. Tyree's goal is:

A(n) ____________________ is usually rushed, often gets bogged down by details, and does not admit to making mistakes.

Sometimes people are afraid to achieve their goals.

To overcome procrastination, it can help to do the most difficult part of a task first.

Being realistic about your goals means:

The motivational technique of ____________________ involves imagining what achieving a goal would be like.

It's best to focus on achieving only one goal at a time.

When creating an action plan, it's important to:

To set ____________________, decide which tasks are most important and should be done first.

____________________ motivation comes from within.