What Do You Really Want?: How to Set a Goal and Go for It! A Guide for Teens

by Beverly K. Bachel

Overview

Setting and sticking to goals can ease stress and anxiety, boost concentration, and make life more satisfying. This updated and revised edition of a trusted step-by-step guide helps teens articulate their goals and put them in writing, set priorities and deadlines, overcome obstacles, build a support system, use positive self-talk, celebrate successes, and more. Updated with new and inspiring stories from teens pursuing their goals, easy-to-use tips for setting and reaching goals, and information on using technology tools to aid in goal setting, the book also includes downloadable forms to use in goal-setting activities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781631980305
Publisher:	Free Spirit Publishing
Publication date:	03/01/2016
Edition description:	Second Edition, (Revised & Updated Edition)
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	1,169,394
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.37(d)
Lexile:	950L (what's this?)
Age Range:	11 - 18 Years

About the Author

Beverly K. Bachel has helped thousands of get-to-it-later teens become real Goal Getters. She set her first goal at the age of five (sell twenty-five glasses of lemonade) and has since used the power of goal setting to make new friends, buy a car, run a marathon, read a book a week, and start her own business. An award-winning freelance writer and speaker who loves to travel, Bev lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Editorial Reviews

Whether your goal is to buy your own car, pass your algebra class, or travel around the world, you need this book! Goals will help you get where you want to go, and this book will teach you the what, why, and how-to's and guide you every step along the way. Don't be surprised to find yourself returning to this resource again and again!

Marcia Ballinger

From hot tips to the worksheets, this is a valuable, helpful, and fun book to help you get what you want.

Nicole Middendorf

This book is a great choice for teens of all ages. Adults would even benefit from its guidance. Bachel sets up an easy-to-follow format that will guide readers to success. She encourages them to find their dreams and set goals to achieve them. This is a must have book for any library.

VOYA

The next time you hear a teen complain, ‘There’s nothing to do!’ give him or her a copy of this book.”—Psychology Today


“An excellent book for any teen seeking to set or meet a goal.”—Youthworker


“An approachable volume to assist teens in defining their real interests, formulating and systematically pursuing workable goals, and celebrating their achievements.”—Booklist

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