A taste-berry teen's guide to setting & achieving goals Book

	Introduction	xiii
Part 1	Do You and Your Friends Talk About Your Goals?
1.	A Message from the Authors	3
2.	Teen Talk: "Goals" That Are (Most) Important to Me Right Now	9
	Is That Eddie Murphy Under All That Makeup?	9
	I Need to Find Out Who Wrote a Torrid Love Letter to a Guy at School--And Signed My Name!	12
	Call Me "Dr. Santos"	17
	"Stop Gnawing on Those Fingernails!"	19
	My Wild, Wild Imagination	22
	"Royce's Little Sister"? Oh, Please!	24
	I'm in the Process of Recording a CD	26
	Deleting (His) E-Mail	28
	This "Future" Goal Is Not What I'd Intended	30
	I'm J. J. Bailey--Remember the Name!	33
	The Smoothie Decision	36
	The Liver Report	39
	To Swim with the Dolphins	42
	To Wear Makeup, Own Cool Clothes ... and Be a Writer	44
	"Extra" Weight	47
	Religiously Looking ...	49
	Your "Yo-Yo" No More!	52
	I'm Getting Married--In a Matter of Weeks!	54
	Shutting Out Jackson-Brown	56
	Making Parole ... in a Few Months	59
	Do You Believe in Fate?	62
	My Important Goal Right Now	65
Part 2	Who Are You?--Setting Goals That Are "Totally You"
3.	A Message from the Authors	69
4.	Your Personality: Setting Goals That Are in Sync with Your Personality	73
	Robin Williams: "A Pain in the Butt"	73
	"Who" Are You?	73
	Virtual Practice: Understanding Your Personality	74
	It's Up to You!	83
5.	Your Aptitudes: What Do You Do Best? Setting Goals Around Your Strengths	85
	When I Finally Knew--"For Sure"	85
	What Are Your "Strong Points"? What Do You Know "for Sure"?	89
	Virtual Practice: Discovering Your "Strengths"	90
	It's Up to You!	100
6.	Your Hobbies: Setting Goals That Explore Your "Innate" Interests	101
	"All Dolled Up"	101
	What a Hobby Reveals About You	103
	Virtual Practice: Your Hobby--And How It "Dolls Up" Your Life	107
	It's Up to You!	113
Part 3	What Do You Want to Achieve--Today, Tomorrow and in the Future?
7.	A Message from the Authors	117
8.	How Do You Define Success?	121
	What Do Brittany Whiteside, Chris Burke and Lyle Rincon Have in Common?	121
	What Makes a Person Successful?	124
	Virtual Practice: I'll Be a Success When I...	126
	It's Up to You!	128
9.	Are You Dreaming "Big Enough"?	129
	Are You Afraid to Be "...Gorgeous, Talented, Fabulous"?	129
	Your "Dream Machine": Don't Leave Home Without It	130
	Virtual Practice: Creating a Vision for Your Future	131
	It's Up to You!	137
10.	Are You Willing to Be in Charge of Your Life?	139
	I Am, I Can, I Will	139
	Are You Taking Responsibility for Your Life?	141
	Virtual Practice: Taking Charge (of Your Life)	141
	It's Up to You!	144
Part 4	Ready, Set, Go! Your Personal Guide to Creating Goals
11.	A Message from the Authors	147
12.	"The Rules" for Designing Goals (You'll Commit To)	151
	This Year, Things Are Going to Be (Really) Different!	151
	"The Rules": Ten Guidelines for Designing Goals	153
	Virtual Practice: What's Your Read on "The Rules"?	159
	It's Up to You!	162
13.	Nine Goals for a "Full-On" Life	163
	Her Letter	163
	What Goals Have You Set for Yourself?	166
	Virtual Practice: Identifying Nine Goals for Your "Full-On" Life	167
	It's Up to You!	175
14.	Breaking Your Goals into a Manageable To-Do List	177
	Chasing the Dragon	177
	Goals, Like Destinations, Are Reached One Step at a Time	181
	Virtual Practice: What Do You Need to Do to Achieve Your Goals?	183
	It's Up to You!	188
15.	Breaking Your Goals into Monthly "To-Do's"	189
	On the Roster ... of the USA National Team	189
	Do You Create a Monthly To-Do List?	191
	Virtual Practice: Creating Your Monthly To-Do List	193
	It's Up to You!	200
16.	Breaking Your Monthly Goals into Weekly "To-Do's"	203
	My Goal Is to Be Very Rich!	203
	Do You Have a Weekly To-Do List?	205
	Virtual Practice: Creating Your Weekly To-Do Lists	210
	It's Up to You!	213
17.	Creating Your Daily To-Do Lists	215
	My Snake Is Missing: Have You Seen It?	215
	Do You Make a Daily To-Do List?	220
	Virtual Practice: Creating Your Daily To-Do Lists	221
	It's Up to You!	227
Part 5	Just Do It! Achieving Your Goals!
18.	A Message from the Authors	231
19.	Removing Obstacles That Stand in the Way of Meeting Your Goals	235
	The Weekend in the Desert	235
	What Stands in the Way of You Meeting Your Goals?	238
	Virtual Practice: Three Easy Steps to Removing Obstacles	239
	It's Up to You!	242
20.	You Can Do It! (So Do It!)	243
	An Acrophobic's Plunge!	243
	Be Determined: Go for It!	245
	Virtual Practice: How to Be an Inspiration to Yourself	250
	It's Up to You!	252
21.	Get a Life: Make It Happen!	253
	The Horse for Horsepower Exchange ...	253
	See It, Believe It, Achieve It	259
	Virtual Practice: Creating Your Dream Map	261
	Epilogue: A Closing Word from the Authors	265
Appendix	Worksheets	273
Worksheet #1	My Goals	275
Worksheet #2	Activities I Need to Do to Meet My Goals	280
Worksheet #3	Monthly "To-Do's" in Meeting My Goals	285
Worksheet #4	My Weekly Goals	291
Worksheet #5	My Daily "To-Do's"	293
Worksheet #6	Removing the Obstacles to Meeting My Goals	296
	Permissions (continued)	297