Once you have written your mission statement, setting goals is straight forward and easy. Read your mission statement with pencil or marker in hand and underline each of the major points—which will usually vary from two to five items. Now, identify and number each of these major items as a supporting goal for implementing your mission statement. During this process you may find it useful to “tweak” the wording in your mission statement to make the mission statement and supporting goals conform. Let’s show this process of setting goals by an example. Suppose your mission statement read like this: The mission of xyz on-line bookstore is to implement proven ways to promote literacy among young readers by sponsoring a monthly book group for parents and children with an accompanying movie or field trip about the book that helps turn the story into a positive experience for each participant. With marker or pencil in hand, underline and number the major items thus: The mission of xyz on-line bookstore is to (1) implement proven ways to promote literacy among young readers by (2) sponsoring a monthly book group for parents and children with an (3) accompanying movie or field trip about the book that helps turn the story into a positive experience for each participant. Now you have three supporting goals for your mission statement. Also, during the process you will note that the mission statement should be slightly modified by including the following just before goal (3)—“. . . .monthly book group for parents and children [by providing an] accompanying movie or field trip . . . ”. Thus, your three supporting goals are: Goal 1. Implement proven ways to promote literacy among young readers. Goal 2. Sponsoring a monthly book group for parents and children. Goal 3. Provide accompanying movies or field trips about each book that helps turn the story into a positive experience for each participant.The last goal, Goal 3, includes the phrase “. . . that helps turn the story into a positive experience for each participant.” This phrase provides a key element for assessing how well you have achieved your goal. For example, you might ask each participant to write on a piece of paper what they liked best about the movie or field trip [or guest-speaker?]; or you might have a simple rating scale from 1 to 5 on how satisfying the movie, field-trip, or guest speaker was. As you tabulate your results you will probably find was to improve your programs. The last goal, Goal 3, includes the phrase “ This phrase provides a key element for assessing how well you have achieved your goal. For example, you might ask each participant to write on a piece of paper what they liked best about the movie or field trip [or guest-speaker?]; or you might have a simple rating scale from 1 to 5 on how satisfying the movie, field-trip, or guest speaker was. As you tabulate your results you will probably find was to improve your programs.Next, we will learn about developing effective strategies for implementing your goals and tasks.