Life’s a long, long journey(旅程)” so we are told, and most of us would not set off on a journey, even a short one, without some idea of where we wanted to go. Yet many people travel on life’s journey with no sense of direction at all.
Setting personal goals can give your life a sense of direction. Goal setting is used by top sports players, successful business people and achievers in all fields. Before you set personal goals, think about what you want to achieve with your life.
Try to set goals in some of the following categories (類別).
Education—Will you achieve the educational goals after finishing high-school? Are you still growing and learning
Family—What kind of relationship do you want with your parents and other family members?
Creative—Do you want to achieve any artistic goals?
| Career— What job do you want to take when you grow up? What do you need to make your dream come true?
Public Service—Do you want to make the world a better place?
Physical—Are you fit enough to do the things you want to do?
Pleasure—How do you want to enjoy yourself?
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To help make the process (過程) more manageable, divide your goals into smaller tasks. For example, if you want to reach a main goal in five years, set a three-year goal, a one-year goal, a three-month goal and a one-month goal. Then create a daily To-Do List of things that you should do today. When a goal is achieved, take the time to enjoy your success. This helps you build the self-confidence.
Remember, your goals can change as time goes on. But be sure your goals are things you hope to achieve, not what your parents, family or teachers want.
小題1:According to the passage, we set goals to ________.
| A．have better future |
| B．enjoy pleasure in life |
| C．know where to have a journey |
| D．give our life a sense of direction |
小題2:What should you consider when you set a family goal?
A. The education you want to get
B. The job to support your family.
C. The relationship with family members.
D The time you’ll spend reaching your goal
小題3:What’s the best advice to achieve the main goal?
| A．building the self-confidence. |
| B．creating a daily To-Do list of things. |
| C．dividing your goals into smaller tasks |
| D．setting the time to achieve the main goal |
小題4:From the passage, we can learn that ________.
| A．Once you set your goals, they can’t change. |
| B．Not all the people can get success by setting goals. |
| C．Enjoying success in one goal can help you do better in the next one. |
| D．Your goals are the things you and your parents, families or teachers want. |
小題5:The best title for the passage is _________.
| A．A long journey |
| B．Goal setting for life |
| C．The direction of life |
| D．Ways to achieve goals |
Great scientists before us didn’t get everything from school. Their teachers only showed them the way. Edison didn’t even finish primary school. But they were all so successful. They invented so many things for mankind. The reason for their success is that they knew how to study. They read books that were not taught at school. They would ask many questions as they read. They did thousands of experiments. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. Above all, they knew how to use their brain.
