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Set Goals for Online Educational Success
  1. Be specific. Fill in the details.
  2. Set dates that are achievable.
  3. Identify intermediate steps: The baby steps in-between the large steps, which help you achieve the larger goal.
  4. Celebrate achievements.

Setting a goal

  1. Write a list of long-term goals for the next five years. Select the goal that most closely relates to education or learning.
  2. Does this goal clearly state your long-term educational goal?
  3. Do you want a degree or certification in some area? If so, what kind? An Associate Degree, Bachelor's Degree, a technology certification?
  4. Do you have a specific field, major, or discipline in mind? How about an institution or college?
  5. When do you plan to have achieved this goal?

Whatever the goal, it is important to flesh out the details around the particular ambition.


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