文档介绍：SETTING YOUR GOALS
he phone on Maria’s desk is knuckles on the desk. Then, to her
TTringing as she rushes back horror, she sees the stack of
from the photocopier. She grabs the photocopies start to slide. In an
receiver with her left hand while instant the papers scatter across the
balancing sixteen copies of a report floor. “No!” she yells.
with her right. “Good morning,” Soon Maria has these small
she says, “CompSupply crises under control. But as she
Computer Products.” heads out to pick up lunch, she feels
The caller asks for tired and discouraged.
Judy Morgan. As Maria “I took this entry-level job,”
sets the copies on the she thinks, “because they
edge of her desk, she told me it could lead to a
punches the hold sales position. If I work
button and dials hard and learn about the WORKSHOP
Judy’s extension. company’s products and
Meanwhile, on her customers, they’ll promote me.
computer screen she sees the But how can I learn anything new
itinerary she has been trying to work while I’m in a frazzle all day just 1
out for Andy Stepanich’s big sales trying to keep up? I like the
trip. Andy has told her he needs pany, but at this rate I’ll never 1
the information by 11:30. It is now get ahead.”
11:05, and she is still waiting for a
travel agent to call her back about
some crucial details.
Before Judy Morgan can answer,
another phone line begins to flash. What’s Inside
“Could that be the travel agent?”
Maria wonders, but she can’t answer In these pages, you will learn to:
the second call while she’s ringing
♦ understand your long-term and
Judy. In frustration she raps her short-term goals ...................p. 4
♦ write a personal mission
statement..............................p. 5
♦ put your goals in order of
importance............................p. 8
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Workshop 1: Setting Your Goals
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2 Setting Your Goals
Short-Term Versus Know Thyself
Long-Term Goals The first step in resolving goal conflicts is
Does Maria