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Alice in Wonderland

August 12, 2008

From: Wilson, S. B. & Dobson, M.S.; 2008. Goal setting: how to create an action plan and achieve your goals. 2nd edition. New York: Amacom.

Remember Alice in Wonderland? At one point in the story, Alice stops at the crossroads to ask the Cheshire Cat which road to take. He responds by asking where she wants to go. When she tells him that she 'doesn't much care where,' he replies, 'then it doesn't matter which way you go.' As a result, she wanders aimlessly in her travels.

Like Alice, we often travel the road of life without a specific direction or goal. Few of us make goal setting a priority. In fact, studies have shown that most people either do not know what they want from life or, if they do, have no plans for realizing their dreams. Only a small percentage of people have specific well-defined goals. And people who most frequently reach their goals are those who write them down and develop the plans to reach them (Wilson & Dobson, 2008, p.3).

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Created: 2008-12-06, Updated: 2009-01-08