Career EDGE Comprehensive Edition

Section 3 – Goal Setting

List experiences in school, in your career, or in another area of life in which you have

achieved a worthwhile goal or felt excited about an accomplishment. Examples to get

you thinking include: learning to drive a car, losing 10 pounds, beating a tough sales

quota, settling a major family feud, etc.

Accomplishment 1:

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I chose this because _________________________________________________________

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Accomplishment 2:

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I chose this because _________________________________________________________

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Accomplishment 3:

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I chose this because _________________________________________________________

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Next: Go back and think about why you were pleased or felt great.

This exercise is designed to link reasons

with your goals; the “why” behind the

“what.” First, examine accomplishments,

and ask why you chose that goal to

accomplish.

Hint: The use of the word “excited” in

the above text is an indicator that

emotions are involved.