4. Setting Personal Goals Apply the guidelines in the last section of this chapter to set a personal goal for yourself. After deciding on the focus of your goal, use these prompts to make it useful and attainable.

a. Is your goal specific enough to be realistic?

b. Is your means of measuring the achievement of your goal reasonable (for instance, are your social comparisons fair)?

c. Have you identified people and contexts that will support your effort to attain your goal?