Examples of Short, Mid, and Long Term
Goals
List 1: "Short term goals" (a few
hours or a day).
- Eat ice cream
- Play with pet
- Read a book
- Draw a picture
- Do homework for tomorrow's class
- Watch TV program
List 2: "Mid term goals" (a few days
or a few weeks).
- Read 1 book this week.
- Paint my bicycle DAY-GLOW orange.
- Work on a school project that will take
several days.
List 3: "Long term goals" (Months or
years)
- Read 15 books this summer
- Learn how, then go scuba diving
- Learn how, then fly an airplane
- Drive a car to San Francisco
- Be a scientist
- Be an actor in a stage play
- Earn enough money to buy a bicycle
TRANSPARENCY #8