... my future academic and professional life. Keywords: Academic Strategies, long-term goals, short-term goals, study plan, self-care plan, personal mission statement Goal Essay I have had many goals in the past, but have never studied or practiced effective goal setting. I always felt that visualizing or verbalizing a goal ... the wayside. Knowing that I did not accomplish some of these left me feeling as though I failed or was not focused enough. The exercise of creating an action plan and creating SMART Goals (Creating Smarter Goals) was a revelation. I now understand the importance of cr...

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