Goals
In order to achieve your goals you have to have a plan. Planning the steps you'll have to take give you a clear understanding on when and what you need to do. Some of the goals that I would like to achieve are graduating high school with a 4.0 gpa and attending Columbia University. Also I want to graduate college, be a successful lawyer, meeting the love of my life, live in a big house, live comfortably, and having a beautiful family. Both my short term and long term goals will be achieved.
To make my goals happen, first and for most I must graduate high school. My goals in high school are to get good grades and develop good study habits. The good study habits that I develop in high school will help me out a whole lot in college. Also developing a good relationship with all my teachers is a goal of mine. Developing a good relationship with your teachers will pay off when you need things like recommendation letters, and extra assistance when needed. If your teachers don't know you well enough they can't write you recommendation and you won't have as many or the little that you have won't be as good.
As for college I would also like to get good grades, find friends who are motivated to do well like I am, and balance a good social life while staying on task. Studying and having friends who are motivated like I am will definitely keep me in the right direction. While still making sure to have a fun social life outside of school and attending party's here and there. Just because you're college it doesn't mean you can't have a life too. Your life in college has to be well balanced.
Once my short term goals are achieved I'd like to achieve my long term goals of having a successful career, meeting the love of my life, owning a nice house, living comfortably, and having a beautiful family everything else will fall in it's place naturally. Working hard will get me where I want to be. But finding the love of your life part is kind of tricky because you can't dub everyone and be anti social like I am. Just make sure you and your partner have the same outlook and want to do something with your lives. Be each other's best friend and #1 supporter.
Achieving your goals and taking all the steps you need to do that is easier to say you're gonna in writing is easier then actually doing it. But I know that with the correct mindset I can do it. Procrastinating doesn't help either, when procrastinating just think about how it'll all be worth it in the end. Anything and everything is possible so don't let little distractions get in the way. Always hang around people who wanna do well just like you.