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Your Educational Goals

I've never let my school interfere with my education. Mark Twain Pressure's in the air. December 31st is such a high pressure holiday for many. New Year's . I'm glad I'm not a part of the New Year Resolution Club. And Jewish New Year was in September, so I should be done with goal setting by now... But pressure's in the air:  "was it a good year? am I a good person? do I have a good life? did I have a good day? do I have a good job? am I doing a good job? where do I go from now? where am I going? how do I measure up?" Are you setting goals today? Are you evaluating our progress? Then consider this simple tip: set educational goals for yourself. You see, there are two kids of goals you can set: Project-Based Goals and Educational Goals. Most New Years Resolutions focus on Project-Based Goals: lose weight, find a new job, finish a project. Measuring your success by looking at  Project-Based Goals could be very frustrating. After all, we all k